hudud

/ (ˈhʌdʌd) /

noun

the set of laws and punishments specified by Allah in the Koran

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transliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of.

to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.

to explain in terms that can be more easily understood.

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Word Origin for hudud

from Arabic, literally: boundaries, limits

Words nearby hudud

hudson strait, hudson's bay blanket, hudson's bay company, hudson, henry, hudsonian godwit, hudud, hue, hue and cry, huebnerite, hued, huelva

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