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Definitions and meaning of fatwa

fatwa

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/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfæt.wɑ/, /ˈfɑt.wɑ/

Noun

fatwa (plural fatwas or fatawa)

1. (Islam) A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer.

Translations

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.

Further reading

• “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.

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

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

Declension

Related terms

• mufti

Finnish

Etymology

Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑtwɑ/, [ˈfɑ̝t̪wɑ̝]
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑtʋɑ/, [ˈfɑ̝t̪ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtwɑ
• Syllabification^(key): fat‧wa

Noun

fatwa

1. (Islam) fatwa

Declension

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “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)

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)

1. fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

   Synonym: petuah

2. (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)

1. (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”). Doublet of petua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfat.wa/

Noun

fatwa (Jawi spelling فتوى, plural fatwa-fatwa, informal 1st possessive fatwaku, 2nd possessive fatwamu, 3rd possessive fatwanya)

1. (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/
• Rhymes: -atfa
• Syllabification: fat‧wa

Noun

fatwa f

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

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• fatwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fatwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

1. Alternative form of fátua

Spanish

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

1. Alternative spelling of fatua