فقيه

See also: فقیه

Arabic

Root
ف ق ه (f-q-h)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.qiːh/

Noun

فَقِيه • (faqīh) m (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

Declension of noun فَقِيه (faqīh)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَقِيه faqīh	الْفَقِيه al-faqīh	فَقِيه faqīh	فَقِيهَة faqīha	الْفَقِيهَة al-faqīha	فَقِيهَة faqīhat
Nominative	فَقِيهٌ faqīhun	الْفَقِيهُ al-faqīhu	فَقِيهُ faqīhu	فَقِيهَةٌ faqīhatun	الْفَقِيهَةُ al-faqīhatu	فَقِيهَةُ faqīhatu
Accusative	فَقِيهًا faqīhan	الْفَقِيهَ al-faqīha	فَقِيهَ faqīha	فَقِيهَةً faqīhatan	الْفَقِيهَةَ al-faqīhata	فَقِيهَةَ faqīhata
Genitive	فَقِيهٍ faqīhin	الْفَقِيهِ al-faqīhi	فَقِيهِ faqīhi	فَقِيهَةٍ faqīhatin	الْفَقِيهَةِ al-faqīhati	فَقِيهَةِ faqīhati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَقِيهَيْن faqīhayn	الْفَقِيهَيْن al-faqīhayn	فَقِيهَيْ faqīhay	فَقِيهَتَيْن faqīhatayn	الْفَقِيهَتَيْن al-faqīhatayn	فَقِيهَتَيْ faqīhatay
Nominative	فَقِيهَانِ faqīhāni	الْفَقِيهَانِ al-faqīhāni	فَقِيهَا faqīhā	فَقِيهَتَانِ faqīhatāni	الْفَقِيهَتَانِ al-faqīhatāni	فَقِيهَتَا faqīhatā
Accusative	فَقِيهَيْنِ faqīhayni	الْفَقِيهَيْنِ al-faqīhayni	فَقِيهَيْ faqīhay	فَقِيهَتَيْنِ faqīhatayni	الْفَقِيهَتَيْنِ al-faqīhatayni	فَقِيهَتَيْ faqīhatay
Genitive	فَقِيهَيْنِ faqīhayni	الْفَقِيهَيْنِ al-faqīhayni	فَقِيهَيْ faqīhay	فَقِيهَتَيْنِ faqīhatayni	الْفَقِيهَتَيْنِ al-faqīhatayni	فَقِيهَتَيْ faqīhatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote			sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُقَهَاء fuqahāʔ	الْفُقَهَاء al-fuqahāʔ	فُقَهَاء fuqahāʔ	فَقِيهَات‎; فُقَهَاء faqīhāt‎; fuqahāʔ	الْفَقِيهَات‎; الْفُقَهَاء al-faqīhāt‎; al-fuqahāʔ	فَقِيهَات‎; فُقَهَاء faqīhāt‎; fuqahāʔ
Nominative	فُقَهَاءُ fuqahāʔu	الْفُقَهَاءُ al-fuqahāʔu	فُقَهَاءُ fuqahāʔu	فَقِيهَاتٌ‎; فُقَهَاءُ faqīhātun‎; fuqahāʔu	الْفَقِيهَاتُ‎; الْفُقَهَاءُ al-faqīhātu‎; al-fuqahāʔu	فَقِيهَاتُ‎; فُقَهَاءُ faqīhātu‎; fuqahāʔu
Accusative	فُقَهَاءَ fuqahāʔa	الْفُقَهَاءَ al-fuqahāʔa	فُقَهَاءَ fuqahāʔa	فَقِيهَاتٍ‎; فُقَهَاءَ faqīhātin‎; fuqahāʔa	الْفَقِيهَاتِ‎; الْفُقَهَاءَ al-faqīhāti‎; al-fuqahāʔa	فَقِيهَاتِ‎; فُقَهَاءَ faqīhāti‎; fuqahāʔa
Genitive	فُقَهَاءَ fuqahāʔa	الْفُقَهَاءِ al-fuqahāʔi	فُقَهَاءِ fuqahāʔi	فَقِيهَاتٍ‎; فُقَهَاءَ faqīhātin‎; fuqahāʔa	الْفَقِيهَاتِ‎; الْفُقَهَاءِ al-faqīhāti‎; al-fuqahāʔi	فَقِيهَاتِ‎; فُقَهَاءِ faqīhāti‎; fuqahāʔi

Related terms

الولي الفقيه

Descendants

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

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ف ق ه
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic فَقِيه (faqīh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fqiːh/

Noun

فقيه • (fqīh) m (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