Fatwa

See also: fatwa and fatwą

German

Alternative forms

• Fatwah (rare)
• Fetwa, Fetwah (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatva/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fatwa f (genitive Fatwa, plural Fatwas or (rare) Fatwen) or
Fatwa (dated) n (strong, genitive Fatwas, plural Fatwas)

1. (Islam) fatwa (scholar's written response to a religious question)

   Synonym: Responsum (not restricted to Islam)

Usage notes

• The neuter gender is dated.

Declension

Declension of Fatwa [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fatwa	die	Fatwas, Fatwen1
genitive	einer	der	Fatwa	der	Fatwas, Fatwen1
dative	einer	der	Fatwa	den	Fatwas, Fatwen1
accusative	eine	die	Fatwa	die	Fatwas, Fatwen1

¹Rare.

Declension of Fatwa [neuter (dated), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Fatwa	die	Fatwas
genitive	eines	des	Fatwas	der	Fatwas
dative	einem	dem	Fatwa	den	Fatwas
accusative	ein	das	Fatwa	die	Fatwas

Related terms

• Mufti