Scharia
German, noun/ʃaˈʁiːa/
Scharia is spelled S-C-H-A-R-I-A (7 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written German, the 18,511th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Scharia is a German feminine noun meaning “Shari'a (islamic religious law)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Weg zur Wasserstelle, eine Art islamischer Katechismus”.
What does Scharia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineShari'a (islamic religious law)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Weg zur Wasserstelle, eine Art islamischer Katechismus 2. koranische Bestimmungen und Fatwa (religiöse Gutachten, islamische Rechtsmeinung) der Mufti (islamischen Religionsgelehrten) 3. im Sinne von geltendem Recht, zum Beispiel im Familienrecht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Scharia
- Scheriat alternative archaic
- Schari'a alternative
- Scheria alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Scharia?
- /ʃaˈʁiːa/
- [ʃaˈʁiːa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Scharia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Scharia in German?
Scharia appears 2.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).