Fatwa

See also: fatwa

German

Alternative forms

  • Fatwah (rare)
  • Fetwa, Fetwah (dated)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfatva/
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Noun

Fatwa f, n (genitive Fatwa or Fatwas, plural Fatwas or Fatwen)

  1. (Islam) fatwa (scholar's written response to a religious question)
    Synonym: Responsum (not restricted to Islam)

Usage notes

  • The neuter gender is dated.

Declension

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