fard
Required as a matter of religious duty or obligationRequired as a matter of religious duty or obligation.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
UK/fɑːd/US/fɑɹd/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Required as a matter of religious duty or obligation.
Origin
Borrowed from Arabic فَرْض (farḍ, “religious duty”), from فَرَضَ (faraḍa, “to ordain, makeBorrowed from Arabic فَرْض (farḍ, “religious duty”), from فَرَضَ (faraḍa, “to ordain, make obligatory, specify”).
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