fatwa

See also: Fatwa

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfatwɑː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfætwɑ/, /ˈfɑtwɑ/

Noun

fatwa (plural fatwas or fatawa)

  1. (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

Verb

fatwa (third-person singular simple present fatwas, present participle fatwaing, simple past and past participle fatwaed)

  1. (rare, transitive) To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfæd̥ʋa]

Noun

fatwa c

  1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

Declension
Declension of fatwa
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fatwa fatwaen fatwaer fatwaerne
genitive fatwas fatwaens fatwaers fatwaernes

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /fa.twa/
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

  1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.twa/, [ˈfäːt̪wä]

Noun

fatwa f (invariable)

  1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.tfa/

Noun

fatwa f

  1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

Declension
declension of fatwa
singular plural
nominative fatwa fatwy
genitive fatwy fatw
dative fatwie fatwom
accusative fatwę fatwy
instrumental fatwą fatwami
locative fatwie fatwach
vocative fatwo fatwy

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.twɐ/, /ˈfa.tu.ɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfa.twɐ/

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

  1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

Spanish

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

  1. Alternative spelling of fatua
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