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habous

/həˈbuːs/

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Borrowed from Arabic حُبُوس (ḥubūs).

noun hubus

uncountable An equivalent of mortmain in Islamic law
Similar: waqf

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@misc{habous_2026,
  title = {habous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/habous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}