أفتى

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܐܦܬܝ (ʾap̄tī, “to expand; to propagate (orthodoxy)”), which is a causative to Proto-West Semitic *pataw- (“to penetrate”), perhaps also encompassing idioms such as Akkadian 𒊻𒉆 𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (uznam petûm), 𒊻𒉆 𒁍𒌓𒌅𒌝 (uznam puttûm, literally “to open an ear”), from the related *pataḥ- (“to open”), so it would be equivalent to Arabic فَتَحَ أُذْنًا (fataḥa ʔuḏnan).

The corresponding noun فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal opinion”) has its patterning reflecting Classical Syriac ܦܬܘܐ (peṯwā, “spinning out, breadth (of words)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaf.taː/

Verb

أَفْتَى • (ʔaftā) IV, non-past يُفْتِي‎ (yuftī) (transitive)

1. (law) to deliver a formal opinion to (someone)
   1. (Islam) to deliver a fatwa
2. to furnish (someone) with information

Conjugation

Conjugation of

أَفْتَى

(form-IV final-weak)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						إِفْتَاء ʔiftāʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُفْتٍ muftin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُفْتًى muftan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أَفْتَيْتُ ʔaftaytu	أَفْتَيْتَ ʔaftayta	أَفْتَى ʔaftā		أَفْتَيْتُمَا ʔaftaytumā	أَفْتَيَا ʔaftayā		أَفْتَيْنَا ʔaftaynā	أَفْتَيْتُمْ ʔaftaytum	أَفْتَوْا ʔaftaw
	f		أَفْتَيْتِ ʔaftayti	أَفْتَتْ ʔaftat			أَفْتَتَا ʔaftatā			أَفْتَيْتُنَّ ʔaftaytunna	أَفْتَيْنَ ʔaftayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفْتِي ʔuftī	تُفْتِي tuftī	يُفْتِي yuftī		تُفْتِيَانِ tuftiyāni	يُفْتِيَانِ yuftiyāni		نُفْتِي nuftī	تُفْتُونَ tuftūna	يُفْتُونَ yuftūna
	f		تُفْتِينَ tuftīna	تُفْتِي tuftī			تُفْتِيَانِ tuftiyāni			تُفْتِينَ tuftīna	يُفْتِينَ yuftīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفْتِيَ ʔuftiya	تُفْتِيَ tuftiya	يُفْتِيَ yuftiya		تُفْتِيَا tuftiyā	يُفْتِيَا yuftiyā		نُفْتِيَ nuftiya	تُفْتُوا tuftū	يُفْتُوا yuftū
	f		تُفْتِي tuftī	تُفْتِيَ tuftiya			تُفْتِيَا tuftiyā			تُفْتِينَ tuftīna	يُفْتِينَ yuftīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفْتِ ʔufti	تُفْتِ tufti	يُفْتِ yufti		تُفْتِيَا tuftiyā	يُفْتِيَا yuftiyā		نُفْتِ nufti	تُفْتُوا tuftū	يُفْتُوا yuftū
	f		تُفْتِي tuftī	تُفْتِ tufti			تُفْتِيَا tuftiyā			تُفْتِينَ tuftīna	يُفْتِينَ yuftīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		أَفْتِ ʔafti			أَفْتِيَا ʔaftiyā				أَفْتُوا ʔaftū
	f		أَفْتِي ʔaftī							أَفْتِينَ ʔaftīna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	أُفْتِيتُ ʔuftītu	أُفْتِيتَ ʔuftīta	أُفْتِيَ ʔuftiya		أُفْتِيتُمَا ʔuftītumā	أُفْتِيَا ʔuftiyā		أُفْتِينَا ʔuftīnā	أُفْتِيتُمْ ʔuftītum	أُفْتُوا ʔuftū
	f		أُفْتِيتِ ʔuftīti	أُفْتِيَتْ ʔuftiyat			أُفْتِيَتَا ʔuftiyatā			أُفْتِيتُنَّ ʔuftītunna	أُفْتِينَ ʔuftīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفْتَى ʔuftā	تُفْتَى tuftā	يُفْتَى yuftā		تُفْتَيَانِ tuftayāni	يُفْتَيَانِ yuftayāni		نُفْتَى nuftā	تُفْتَوْنَ tuftawna	يُفْتَوْنَ yuftawna
	f		تُفْتَيْنَ tuftayna	تُفْتَى tuftā			تُفْتَيَانِ tuftayāni			تُفْتَيْنَ tuftayna	يُفْتَيْنَ yuftayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفْتَى ʔuftā	تُفْتَى tuftā	يُفْتَى yuftā		تُفْتَيَا tuftayā	يُفْتَيَا yuftayā		نُفْتَى nuftā	تُفْتَوْا tuftaw	يُفْتَوْا yuftaw
	f		تُفْتَيْ tuftay	تُفْتَى tuftā			تُفْتَيَا tuftayā			تُفْتَيْنَ tuftayna	يُفْتَيْنَ yuftayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفْتَ ʔufta	تُفْتَ tufta	يُفْتَ yufta		تُفْتَيَا tuftayā	يُفْتَيَا yuftayā		نُفْتَ nufta	تُفْتَوْا tuftaw	يُفْتَوْا yuftaw
	f		تُفْتَيْ tuftay	تُفْتَ tufta			تُفْتَيَا tuftayā			تُفْتَيْنَ tuftayna	يُفْتَيْنَ yuftayna