xaria
Portuguese, noun
xaria is spelled X-A-R-I-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 48 million words in written Portuguese, the 195,116th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xaria is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “shari'a (Islamic religious law)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lei islâmica; código religioso dos muçulmanos”.
What does xaria mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshari'a (Islamic religious law)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lei islâmica; código religioso dos muçulmanos
noun: 1. lei islâmica; código religioso dos muçulmanos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of xaria
- sharia alternative
- charia alternative proscribed
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to xaria
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xaria in Portuguese?
xaria appears about once in every 48 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).