different between fatwa vs fatawa

English

Alternative forms

• fatwah, fetwa
• fetwah (archaic)

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (fatw?, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of ???????? (?aft?, “to deliver a formal opinion”). ??????? (muftin, “mufti”) is the active participle of the same verb.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fatw??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fætw?/, /?f?tw?/

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.

Anagrams

• tawaf

Danish

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (fatw?, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of ???????? (?aft?, “to deliver a formal opinion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?fæd??a]

Noun

fatwa c

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

Declension

Related terms

• mufti

French

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (fatw?, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of ???????? (?aft?, “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

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (fatw?, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of ???????? (?aft?, “to deliver a formal opinion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa.twa/

Noun

fatwa f (invariable)

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

Related terms

• muftì

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (fatw?, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of ???????? (?aft?, “to deliver a formal opinion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fat.wa/

Noun

fatwa (Jawi spelling ?????, plural fatwa-fatwa, informal 1st possessive fatwaku, impolite 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

From Arabic ???????? (fatw?, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of ???????? (?aft?, “to deliver a formal opinion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa.tfa/

Noun

fatwa f

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

Declension

Related terms

• mufti

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fátua (rare)

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (fatw?, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of ???????? (?aft?, “to deliver a formal opinion”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?fa.tw?/, /?fa.tu.?/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?fa.tw?/

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

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

Related terms

• mufti

Spanish

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

1. Alternative spelling of fatua

English

Noun

fatawa

1. plural of fatwa