Where does “الفَقِيه” come from?

الفَقِيه (Andalusian Arabic) comes from Arabic فقيه, from Arabic فَعِيل, from Arabic فَقِهَ — to understand; to be wise.

Ancestry of “الفَقِيه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفقيهjurist and theologian, expert in Islamic...
2Arabicفَعِيل—
3Arabicفَقِهَto understand; to be wise

Words derived from “الفَقِيه”

Every word from Arabic فَقِهَ →Every word from Arabic فَعِيل →Every word from Arabic فقيه →
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