iddah
/ˈɪdə/noun
iddah is spelled I-D-D-A-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, iddah means “The period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in iddah?
| Letters | 5: I-D-D-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is iddah?
Iddah appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce iddah?
- /ˈɪdə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of iddah
- iddat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does iddah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does iddah come from?
From Arabic عِدَّة (ʕidda).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).