صیغه
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic صِيغَة (ṣīḡa, “form”). In the sense of a marriage-like arrangement originally referring to the formula of the contract, then generalised.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /siːˈɣa/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /siːˈɣa/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /siːˈɢe/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /siˈɣa/
Noun
صیغه • (siğe) (plural صیغهها (siğe-hâ))
- (Twelver Shiite Islam) mut'a; sigheh; temporary marriage (a religiously legitimate form of relationship between a man and a woman that, in comparison to actual marriage, involves lesser financial duties for the former and lesser duties of obedience for the latter)
- Synonym: متعه (mot'e)
- a woman in such an arrangement
- (grammar) form
Derived terms
- صیغه کردن (siğe kardan)
- صیغهیابی (siğe-yâbi)