mufti

== English == === Alternative forms === muftee (archaic), mufty (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مفتی (müfti), from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī, “fatwa-deliverer”, literally “deliverer of formal opinion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmʌfti/, (only in sense 1) /ˈmʊfti/ Rhymes: -ʌfti, (sense 1) -ʊfti === Noun === mufti (countable and uncountable, plural muftis) (countable, Islam) A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa. Hypernym: cleric (uncountable, Australia, UK, New Zealand) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military or the police, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform. Synonym: civvies ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Etymology === Derived from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī). === Noun === mufti c (singular definite muftien, plural indefinite muftier) mufti ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === “mufti” in Den Danske Ordbog == Finnish == === Etymology === Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmufti/, [ˈmuft̪i] Rhymes: -ufti Syllabification(key): muf‧ti Hyphenation(key): muf‧ti === Noun === mufti mufti ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “mufti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مفتی (müfti), from Arabic مُفْتٍ (muftin), the active participle of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /muf.ti/ Rhymes: -i === Noun === mufti m (plural muftis) (Islam) mufti (Muslim scholar) ==== Related terms ==== fatwa === Further reading === “mufti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hungarian == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish مفتی (müftî), from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī), from مُفْتٍ (muftin), the active participle of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmufti] Hyphenation: muf‧ti Rhymes: -ti === Noun === mufti (plural muftik) (Islam) mufti (Muslim scholar) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== főmufti ==== Related terms ==== fetva == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay mufti, from Arabic مُفْتٍ (muftin), the active participle of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmufti/ [ˈmuf.t̪i] Rhymes: -ufti Syllabification: muf‧ti === Noun === mufti (plural mufti-mufti) (Islam) mufti (Muslim scholar) === Further reading === “mufti”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Noun === mufti m (invariable) (rare) alternative form of muftì == Malay == === Etymology === From Arabic مُفْتٍ (muftin), the active participle of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mufti/ Rhymes: -ti, -i === Noun === mufti (Jawi spelling مفتي, plural mufti-mufti or mufti2) (Islam) mufti (Muslim scholar) ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: mufti === Further reading === "mufti" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مُفْتٍ (muftin), the active participle of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmuf.ti/ Rhymes: -ufti Syllabification: muf‧ti === Noun === mufti m pers (Islam) mufti (Muslim scholar) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “mufti”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Arabic مُفْتٍ (muftin), the active participle of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === mufti m (plural muftis) (Islam) mufti (Muslim scholar) === Further reading === “mufti”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mufti”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mufti/, [ˈmufti] Rhymes: -ufti Hyphenation: muf‧ti === Noun === mufti m pers mufti (Muslim scholar) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “mufti”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī). === Pronunciation === === Noun === mufti class V (plural mamufti class VI) mufti (Muslim scholar) === Adjective === mufti (invariable) elegant, pleasing, stylish == Swedish == === Etymology === Derived from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī). === Noun === mufti c mufti ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== stormufti === Further reading === “mufti”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī, “fatwa-deliverer”, literally “deliverer of formal opinion”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmufti/ [ˈmuf.t̪ɪ] IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈmupti/ [ˈmup.t̪ɪ] Rhymes: -ufti, (with nativization) -upti Syllabification: muf‧ti === Noun === mufti (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜉ᜔ᜆᜒ) mufti (civilian dress) (Islam) mufti (Muslim scholar) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “mufti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Uzbek == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī). === Noun === mufti (plural muftilar) (Islam) mufti (Muslim scholar)