فقيه

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Arabic

Root
ف ق ه (f-q-h)
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Pronunciation

Noun

فَقِيه (faqīhm (plural فُقَهَاء (fuqahāʔ), feminine فَقِيهَة (faqīha))

  1. jurist and theologian, expert in Islamic jurisprudence, faqih
  2. reciter of the Qur'an
  3. teacher of the Qur'an in a quranic school

Declension

Related terms

الولي الفقيه

Descendants

  • Sicilian: facchinu
    • Italian: facchino (porter, roughness)
      • Serbo-Croatian: fàkīn (scoundrel, bad boy)
      • ? French: faquin (wretch, rascal)
  • Spanish: faquín (porter)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ف ق ه
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic فَقِيه (faqīh).

Pronunciation

Noun

فقيه (fqīhm (plural فقهة (fuqha), feminine فقيهة (fqīha))

  1. jurist and theologian, expert in Islamic jurisprudence, faqih
    1. (by extension) expert
  2. teacher of the Qur'an in a quranic school