Fatwa

== 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/ === Noun === Fatwa f (genitive Fatwa, plural Fatwas or (rare) Fatwen) or Fatwa (dated) n (strong, genitive Fatwas, plural Fatwas) (Islam) fatwa (scholar's written response to a religious question) Synonym: Responsum (not restricted to Islam) ==== Usage notes ==== The neuter gender is dated. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Mufti