fatwa
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fatwa (plural fatwas or fatawa)
- (Islam) A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer.
- I think the fatwas on that website are totally unreliable.
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
fatwa (third-person singular simple present fatwas, present participle fatwaing, simple past and past participle fatwaed)
- (rare, transitive) To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.
- 2000, Mary Anne Weaver, A Portrait of Egypt, page 141:
- Unlike many writers and artists, Chahine had not been fatwaed by the militants, but he felt threatened nevertheless.
- 2002, South Asia Politics - Volume 1; Volume 4, page 30:
- One wonders why these terrorists are not fatwaed.
- 2013 April 15, Katie Van Syckle, “Q&A: Salman Rushdie Talks 'Midnight's Children,' Other Projects”, in Rolling Stone:
- 'I'm just beginning one,' says famously-fatwaed author of new novel.
- 2015, Mohamed Gibril Sesay, This Side of Nothingness, page 186:
- He was fatwaed for linking facts and fiction in ways that the mullahs say they should not be linked.
Further reading[edit]
- “fatwa”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “fatwa, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “fatwa”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “fatwa”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “fatwa” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fatwa c
Declension[edit]
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fatwa | fatwaen | fatwaer | fatwaerne |
genitive | fatwas | fatwaens | fatwaers | fatwaernes |
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fatwa f (plural fatwas)
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Indonesian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). Doublet of petuah.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fatwa (first-person possessive fatwaku, second-person possessive fatwamu, third-person possessive fatwanya)
- fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)
- Synonym: petuah
- (figurative) advice from elder or pious people
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “fatwa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fatwa f (invariable)
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Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). Doublet of petua.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fatwa (Jawi spelling فتوى, plural fatwa-fatwa, informal 1st possessive fatwaku, 2nd possessive fatwamu, 3rd possessive fatwanya)
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Further reading[edit]
- “fatwa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fatwa f
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- fatwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fatwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fatwa f (plural fatwas)
- Alternative form of fátua
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
fatwa f (plural fatwas)
- Alternative spelling of fatua
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