fatwa
English
Alternative forms
- fatwah, fetwa
- fetwah, futwa, futwah (archaic)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfæ.twɑː/
Audio (RP) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈfæt.wɑ/, /ˈfɑt.wɑ/
Noun
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.
Translations
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Verb
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, Sesay, Mohamed Gibril, 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.
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Further reading
- “fatwa”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “fatwa, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- fatwa at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “fatwa”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “fatwa” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
Anagrams
- tawaf
Danish
Etymology
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfæd̥ʋa]
Noun
fatwa c
- (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fatwa | fatwaen | fatwaer | fatwaerne |
genitive | fatwas | fatwaens | fatwaers | fatwaernes |
Related terms
- mufti
French
Etymology
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.twa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -a
Noun
fatwa f (plural fatwas)
- (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)
Related terms
- mufti
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- petuah
Etymology
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). Doublet of petuah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfat.wa/
Noun
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
Related terms
- berfatwa
- memfatwakan
- mufti
Further reading
- “fatwa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfa.twa/
- Rhymes: -atwa
Noun
fatwa f (invariable)
- (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)
Related terms
- muftì
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfat.wa/
Noun
fatwa (Jawi spelling فتوى, plural fatwa-fatwa, informal 1st possessive fatwaku, 2nd possessive fatwamu, 3rd possessive fatwanya)
- (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)
Related terms
- memfatwakan
- mufti
Further reading
- “fatwa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfat.fa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -atfa
- Syllabification: fat‧wa
Noun
fatwa f
- (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | fatwa | fatwy |
genitive | fatwy | fatw |
dative | fatwie | fatwom |
accusative | fatwę | fatwy |
instrumental | fatwą | fatwami |
locative | fatwie | fatwach |
vocative | fatwo | fatwy |
Related terms
- mufti
Further reading
- fatwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fatwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tu.ɐ/ [ˈfa.tʊ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfa.twɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tu.a/ [ˈfa.tʊ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfa.twa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfa.twɐ/
Noun
fatwa f (plural fatwas)
- Alternative form of fátua
Spanish
Noun
fatwa f (plural fatwas)
- Alternative spelling of fatua