فقيه

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ف ق ه (f-q-h)
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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

فَقِيه (faqīhm (plural فُقَهَاء (fuqahāʔ), feminine فَقِيهَة (faqīha))

  1. jurist and theologian, expert in Islamic jurisprudence, faqih
  2. reciter of the Qur'an
  3. teacher of the Qur'an in a quranic school

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

الولي الفقيه

Descendants[edit]

  • Sicilian: facchinu
    • Italian: facchino (porter, roughness)
      • Serbo-Croatian: fàkīn (scoundrel, bad boy)
      • ? French: faquin (wretch, rascal)
  • Spanish: faquín (porter)

Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Root
ف ق ه
1 term

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic فَقِيه (faqīh).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

فقيه (fqīhm (plural فقهة (fuqha), feminine فقيهة (fqīha))

  1. jurist and theologian, expert in Islamic jurisprudence, faqih
    1. (by extension) expert
  2. teacher of the Qur'an in a quranic school