alfaqui

== English == === Alternative forms === alfaki, alfakih, alfaquin === Etymology === From Spanish alfaquí, from Arabic الفَقِيه (al-faqīh, “the theologian”), from فَقِهَ (faqiha, “to be wise”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /alfəˈkiː/, /alfaˈkiː/ === Noun === alfaqui (plural alfaquis) (historical) An Islamic cleric, an expert in Islamic law and jurisprudence, especially in medieval and early modern Spain. [from 17th c.] ==== Related terms ==== faki fiqh ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “alfaqui”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.