Fatwa
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editFatwa f (genitive Fatwa, plural Fatwas or (rare) Fatwen) or
Fatwa (dated) n (strong, genitive Fatwas, plural Fatwas)
- (Islam) fatwa (scholar's written response to a religious question)
- Synonym: Responsum (not restricted to Islam)
Usage notes
edit- The neuter gender is dated.
Declension
editDeclension of Fatwa [feminine]
Declension of Fatwa [neuter (dated), strong]