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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic مُفْتٍ (muftin).
Noun
مفتی • (müftî)
- (Islam) mufti
Descendants
References
Persian
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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muftī
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| Dari reading?
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muftī
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| Iranian reading?
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mofti
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| Tajik reading?
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mufti
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Etymology 1
From مفت (moft, “free”) + ـی (-i).
Adjective
مفتی • (mofti)
- free, gratis, free of charge
- Synonyms: مفت (moft), رایگان (râyegân)
Etymology 2
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مفتی
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муфтӣ
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Borrowed from Arabic مُفْتٍ (muftin).
Noun
مُفْتی • (mofti)
- (Islam) mufti
c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 424”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]:منعم مکن ز عشق وی ای مفتی زمان
معذور دارمت که تو او را ندیدهای- man'-am ma-kon zi išq-i way ay muftī-yi zamān
ma'zūr dār-am-at ki tu ō rā na-dīda'ī - Do not prohibit me from loving him/her, o mufti of the age!
Grant me pardon, since you have not seen him/her.
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مُفْتی (muftī), from Arabic مُفْتٍ (muftin).
Pronunciation
Noun
مُفْتی • (muftī) m (Hindi spelling मुफ़्ती)
- (Islam) mufti