mut'ah

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Borrowed from Arabic مُتْعَة (mutʕa). Doublet of mutat.

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mut'ah (usually uncountable, plural mut'ahs)

  1. (Islam) Temporary marriage (wedlease) practised by certain Muslim sects, particularly Shias.

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