Arabic - English Dictionary نِكاح
Root: ن ك ح
مصدر نكَحَ.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Verbal noun of (نكَحَ).
مؤنة الزَّواج من مهر ونفقة
🇬🇧 Translation:
The expenses of marriage including dower (mahr) and maintenance.
Sub-Meanings / Derivatives:
نكاح السِّرّ
(فق) زواج بلا إشهار.
🇬🇧 Translation:
(Islamic Jurisprudence) Secret marriage without public announcement.
نكاح المُتعة
(فق) شكل من أشكال الزَّواج الوقتيّ الذي يتحدَّد بزمن معلوم.
🇬🇧 Translation:
(Islamic Jurisprudence) A form of temporary marriage defined by a specific duration.
نكاح المحارم
(فق) الاتِّصال الجنسيّ بين الأقارب من المحارم، وهو حرام شرعًا.
🇬🇧 Translation:
(Islamic Jurisprudence) Incestuous relations between close relatives within prohibited degrees of marriage, which is unlawful in Islamic law.
عِصْمة النِّكاح
(فق) حقّ التَّطليق، ويكون للزَّوج إلاّ إذا اشترطتِ الزَّوجَةُ أن تكون لها العصمة.
🇬🇧 Translation:
(Islamic Jurisprudence) The right to initiate divorce, which belongs to the husband unless the wife stipulates that she holds this right.
Example / Citation:
" {وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ الَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ نِكَاحًا حَتَّى يُغْنِيَهُمُ اللهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ} "
🇬🇧 Translation:
" {And let those who find not the financial means for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah enriches them out of His bounty} "