fatwa
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). مُفْتٍ (muftin, “mufti”) is the active participle of the same verb.
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Noun edit
fatwa (plural fatwas or fatawa)
- (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.
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Verb edit
fatwa (third-person singular simple present fatwas, present participle fatwaing, simple past and past participle fatwaed)
- (rare, transitive) To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.
- 2000, Mary Anne Weaver, A Portrait of Egypt, page 141:
- Unlike many writers and artists, Chahine had not been fatwaed by the militants, but he felt threatened nevertheless.
- 2002, South Asia Politics - Volume 1; Volume 4, page 30:
- One wonders why these terrorists are not fatwaed.
- 2013 April 15, Katie Van Syckle, “Q&A: Salman Rushdie Talks 'Midnight's Children,' Other Projects”, in Rolling Stone:
- 'I'm just beginning one,' says famously-fatwaed author of new novel.
- 2015, Mohamed Gibril Sesay, This Side of Nothingness, page 186:
- He was fatwaed for linking facts and fiction in ways that the mullahs say they should not be linked.
Further reading edit
- “fatwa”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “fatwa, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “fatwa”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “fatwa”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “fatwa” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
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Etymology edit
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
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fatwa c
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fatwa | fatwaen | fatwaer | fatwaerne |
genitive | fatwas | fatwaens | fatwaers | fatwaernes |
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈfɑtwɑ/, [ˈfɑ̝t̪wɑ̝]
- IPA(key): /ˈfɑtʋɑ/, [ˈfɑ̝t̪ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑtwɑ
- Syllabification(key): fat‧wa
Noun edit
fatwa
Declension edit
Inflection of fatwa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | fatwa | fatwat | ||
genitive | fatwan | fatwojen | ||
partitive | fatwaa | fatwoja | ||
illative | fatwaan | fatwoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | fatwa | fatwat | ||
accusative | nom. | fatwa | fatwat | |
gen. | fatwan | |||
genitive | fatwan | fatwojen fatwainrare | ||
partitive | fatwaa | fatwoja | ||
inessive | fatwassa | fatwoissa | ||
elative | fatwasta | fatwoista | ||
illative | fatwaan | fatwoihin | ||
adessive | fatwalla | fatwoilla | ||
ablative | fatwalta | fatwoilta | ||
allative | fatwalle | fatwoille | ||
essive | fatwana | fatwoina | ||
translative | fatwaksi | fatwoiksi | ||
abessive | fatwatta | fatwoitta | ||
instructive | — | fatwoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
Pronunciation edit
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fatwa f (plural fatwas)
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Indonesian edit
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Etymology edit
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). Doublet of petuah.
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Noun edit
fatwa (first-person possessive fatwaku, second-person possessive fatwamu, third-person possessive fatwanya)
- fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)
- Synonym: petuah
- (figurative) advice from elder or pious people
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Further reading edit
- “fatwa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
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fatwa f (invariable)
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Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). Doublet of petua.
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Noun edit
fatwa (Jawi spelling فتوى, plural fatwa-fatwa, informal 1st possessive fatwaku, 2nd possessive fatwamu, 3rd possessive fatwanya)
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Further reading edit
- “fatwa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā).
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fatwa f
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Portuguese edit
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fatwa f (plural fatwas)
- Alternative form of fátua
Spanish edit
Noun edit
fatwa f (plural fatwas)
- Alternative spelling of fatua