# iddah

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪdə/

## Definitions
1. The period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry.

## Etymology
From Arabic عِدَّة (ʕidda).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/iddah