Etymology

mufti

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Today it means: A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish مفتی ← Arabic مُفْتِي
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمُفْتِي“fatwa-deliverer”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromمفتی
  3. English todaymufti

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مفتی (müfti), from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī, “fatwa-deliverer”, literally “deliverer of formal opinion”).

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