"Luqatah": something on the ground that is picked up. It is derived from "laqt", which means picking up something on the ground.
"Ta‘rīf": informing, clarifying. Opposite: keeping unknown. It is derived from "ma‘rifah", which means knowledge, discernment. It originally came from "‘urf", which means stillness, tranquility. Other meanings: distinguishing, determining.
Joining a child who is of unknown lineage to the man who claims to be his father if certain conditions are met.
A relationship between two persons through a close or distant birth.
A person's ascription to his paternal line of relatives (his father's family lineage).
A child born through unlawful sexual intercourse.
A person who can know the lineage of a person based on resemblance and examination of the parts of the body.