Etymology

mujtahid

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Today it means: A lawyer entitled to exercise ijtihad. Full definition →

Arabic مُجْتَهِد
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromمُجْتَهِد
  2. English todaymujtahid

From Arabic مُجْتَهِد (mujtahid, literally “diligent”).

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