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fatwa

fatwa

See also: Fatwa

English

Noun

fatwa (plural fatwas or fatawa)

  1. (Islam) A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer.
    I think the fatwas on that website are totally unreliable.

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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.

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French

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

  1. (Islam) fatwa

Polish

Noun

fatwa f

  1. (Islam) fatwa

Declension


Portuguese

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

  1. (Islam) fatwa (legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti)

Spanish

Noun

fatwa f (plural fatwas)

  1. Alternative form of fatua