halalah

/hɑlɑːlɑʔ/

Definitions

1. noun

A type of Islamic divorce in which a woman initiates a divorce by leaving her husband and not returning to him.

“The couple had to go through a halalah, a complicated Islamic divorce process, before they could officially divorce.”

Synonyms

  • khula
  • talaq

Antonyms

  • marriage
  • union