Fatwa

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See also: fatwa and fatwą

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfatva/
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Noun

Fatwa f (genitive Fatwa, plural Fatwas or (rare) Fatwen) or
Fatwa (dated) n (strong, genitive Fatwas, plural Fatwas)

  1. (Islam) fatwa (scholar's written response to a religious question)
    Synonym: Responsum (not restricted to Islam)

Usage notes

  • The neuter gender is dated.

Declension

Declension of Fatwa
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fatwa die Fatwas, Fatwen1
genitive einer der Fatwa der Fatwas, Fatwen1
dative einer der Fatwa den Fatwas, Fatwen1
accusative eine die Fatwa die Fatwas, Fatwen1

1Rare.

Declension of Fatwa
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fatwa die Fatwas
genitive eines des Fatwas der Fatwas
dative einem dem Fatwa den Fatwas
accusative ein das Fatwa die Fatwas
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