Mufti

See also: mufti, muftì, and muftí

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُفْتٍ (muftin), definite اَلْمُفْتِي (al-muftī), the active participle of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʊfti/
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Noun

Mufti m (strong, genitive Muftis or Mufti, plural Muftis)

(Islam) mufti (Muslim scholar)
(informal, derogatory) a Muslim, particularly one wearing religious attire

Declension

Declension of Mufti [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mufti	die	Muftis
genitive	eines	des	Muftis, Mufti	der	Muftis
dative	einem	dem	Mufti	den	Muftis
accusative	einen	den	Mufti	die	Muftis

Derived terms

Großmufti
Obermufti

Related terms

Fatwa

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