Fatwa

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfatva/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Fatwa f or n (genitive Fatwas, plural Fatwas or Fatwen)

  1. (Islam) fatwa (scholar's written response to a religious question)
    Synonym: Responsum (not restricted to Islam)

Usage notes

  • The neuter gender is dated.

Declension

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