فقيه

See also: فقیه

Arabic

Root
ف ق ه (f-q-h)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.qiːh/

Noun

فَقِيه • (faqīh) m (plural فُقَهَاء (fuqahāʔ), feminine فَقِيهَة (faqīha))

  1. jurist and theologian, expert in Islamic jurisprudence, faqih
  2. reciter of the Qur'an
  3. teacher of the Qur'an in a quranic school

Declension

الولي الفقيه

Descendants

  • → Sicilian: facchinu
    • → Italian: facchino (“porter, roughness”)
      • → Serbo-Croatian: fàkīn (“scoundrel, bad boy”)
      • →? French: faquin (“wretch, rascal”)
  • → Spanish: faquín (“porter”)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ف ق ه
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic فَقِيه (faqīh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fqiːh/

Noun

فقيه • (fqīh) m (plural فقهة (fuqha), feminine فقيهة (fqīha))

  1. jurist and theologian, expert in Islamic jurisprudence, faqih
    1. (by extension) expert
  2. teacher of the Qur'an in a quranic school
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