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Dayouth

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arabic-derived term for a person who is apathetic or permissive with regards to unchaste behaviour by relatives”. Today it says “arabic-derived term for a person who is apathetic or permissive with regard to adulterous behaviour from a spou”.
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Arabic-Islamic term for a cuckold ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Dayouth or dayyuth ( ) is an Arabic-derived term for a person who is apathetic or permissive with regard to unchaste behaviour by female relatives or a spouse.1 More specifically, dayouth describes a man who lacks the demeanor ( Ghayrah ) of paternalistic protectiveness with regard to female family members or his spouse.2 There are many variations in how dayouth is spelled, including dayyuth , dayuuth , or dayoos. Related terms in English may include cuckold or wittold . The term dayouth has historically held religious, legal and familial implications, depending on time and region, especially if a liaison results in pregnancy. Arabs of various religions often conceive the concept of the dayouth in a negative light, either personally or scripturally . The term has also permeated into populations that have religious denominations with such explications (such as Islamic jurisprudence ) or geographically adjacent populations where the term is in usage. The public perception within non-Arab communities that have adopted the notion of the dayouth as a loan-word varies. This ranges from criticism of its usage as an pejorative being suggestive of acceptance of vain paternalistic gender roles, stigmatization of sexuality or overprotective intrusive sexual gatekeeping within a household and thereby an approval of patronization, to acceptance of its usage in instances where there is an affront to modesty or the archetype of religiously inspired abstinence . " 'Because he is so tender and pretty': sexual deviance and heresy in eighteenth-century Aleppo". Islamic Bioethics: Problems and Perspectives .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arabic-derived term for a person who is apathetic or permissive with regards to unchaste behaviour by relatives”. Today it says “arabic-derived term for a person who is apathetic or permissive with regard to adulterous behaviour from a spou”. Read the current article and compare.
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arabic-derived term for a person who is apathetic or permissive with regards to unchaste behaviour by relatives

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arabic-derived term for a person who is apathetic or permissive with regard to adulterous behaviour from a spou

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