fatua

See also: fátua

Italian

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective fatuo.

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) fatua

1. nominative feminine singular of fatuus
2. nominative neuter plural of fatuus
3. accusative neuter plural of fatuus
4. vocative feminine singular of fatuus
5. vocative neuter plural of fatuus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) fatuā

1. ablative feminine singular of fatuus

References

• “fatua”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fatua in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatwa/ [ˈfa.t̪wa]

Etymology 1

Adjective

fatua f sg

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective fatuo.

Etymology 2

From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). مُفْتٍ (muftin, “mufti”) is the active participle of the same verb.

Alternative forms

• fatwa, fetua

Noun

fatua f (plural fatuas)

1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti)

Related terms

• muftí