See also: فقیه

Arabic

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Root
ف ق ه (f q h)
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Noun

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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

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الولي الفقيه

Descendants

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

Moroccan Arabic

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ف ق ه
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Etymology

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From Arabic فَقِيه (faqīh).

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Noun

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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