diyya (English, noun)
expansion: diyya (countable and uncountable, plural diyat)
Senses:
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A financial compensation paid, under sharia law, to the victim or their heirs in cases of homicide, bodily harm, or property damage (in some cases the victim side must accept this payment, while in others it can insist on talion instead).
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: diyat
tags: plural
form: diya
tags: alternative
form: diyah
tags: alternative
form: diyeh
tags: alternative
form: diyyah
tags: alternative