fatwa

Alternative forms

• fatwah, fetwa
• fetwah (archaic)

Etymology

From Arabic فَتْوَى‎ (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى‎ (ʾaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). مُفْتٍ‎ (muftin, “mufti”) is the active participle of the same verb.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfatwɑː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfætwɑ/, /ˈfɑtwɑ/

Noun

fatwa (plural fatwas or fatawa)

1. (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.

Verb

fatwa (third-person singular simple present fatwas, present participle fatwaing, simple past and past participle fatwaed)

1. (rare, transitive) To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.

Anagrams

• tawaf

Etymology

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

Noun

fatwa c

1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.twa/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.twa/, [ˈfäːt̪wä]

Noun

fatwa f (invariable)

1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.tfa/

Noun

fatwa f

1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

Alternative forms

• fátua (rare)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.twɐ/, /ˈfa.tu.ɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.twɐ/

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

1. Alternative spelling of fatua