طلاق دادن

Verb

 * 1)  to divorce (his wife)

Usage notes

 * In traditional Islamic law, refers specifically to the man's divorce of his wife (a male prerogative), while more complicated female-initiated types of divorces are  and . Therefore, the active compound verbs  and  referred specifically to the man "giving" or "saying" the  divorce to his wife, while the passive verb  refers to the woman "receiving" the  divorce. These verbs would not have been used for female-initiated types of divorces, since they were not considered to be.
 * In modern Iran, means "divorce" in general, and the verb  can now be used for both men and women. However,  and  still refer specifically to the men divorcing his wife.