madhhab
[ˈmæð.hæb]noun
madhhab is spelled M-A-D-H-H-A-B: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, madhhab means “A school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of madhhab is madhhabs.
How many letters and syllables are in madhhab?
| Letters | 7: M-A-D-H-H-A-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 madhhab?
Madhhab appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 madhhab?
- UK [ˈmæð.hæb]
Madhhab has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-madhhab.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of madhhab
- madhhabs plural
- maḏhab
- mazhab
- maz'hab
- maẕhab
- madhab
- mathab
- mathhab
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does madhhab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Madhhab in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | madhhab, mazhab, madhab |
| German | Madhhab |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does madhhab come from?
Transliteration of Arabic مَذْهَب (maḏhab, “way of going off; doctrine, school”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).