Shar'i

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Shar'i

/ˈʃɑːɹi/

Rhymes with -ɑːɹi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic شَرْعِيّ (šarʕiyy), from الشَّرْع (aš-šarʕ, “the Shar”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

By surface analysis, Shar + -i.

adjective

Of or relating to the Shar or Shari'a. The Shar’i and communal courts were abolished in Egypt as of January 1st, 1956, and unresolved suits transferred to the national courts.
Similar: shariatic

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@misc{shar_i_2026,
  title = {Shar'i},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shar'i},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}