nikah

The English word “nikah” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A Muslim wedding.
An Islamic marriage contract, especially (inexact) short for nikah 'urfi, any of various Islamic customary marriage procedures providing limited legal rights.

From Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ, “marriage, acceptance of dowry”), from the root ن ك ح (nkḥ, "combine, merge").

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