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Meaning of diyya | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A financial compensation paid, under sharia law, to the victim or their heirs in cases of homicide, bodily harm, or property damage (in some cases the victim side must accept this payment, while in others it can insist on talion instead).

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية دية
Deutsch Blutgeld Wergeld

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

diz Diza dizain Dizangue dizard dizdar

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