talaq

English

Alternative forms

• talak

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq, “divorce”), from the root ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q).

Noun

talaq (countable and uncountable, plural talaqs)

1. (Islam) An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.

Verb

talaq (third-person singular simple present talaqs, present participle talaqing, simple past and past participle talaqed)

1. (Islam) To divorce somebody by this means.
   • 1987, Srikanta Ghosh, Muslim Politics in India (page 46)

     Muslim women can be talaqed instantly, and thrown into the streets by whimsical husbands.

Usage notes

• Talaq normally refers to an Islamic divorce initiated by the husband. Khula is the term used when it is initiated by the wife.

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Spanish

Noun

talaq m (plural talaq)

1. talaq

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Tatar

Noun

talaq

1. spleen