Where does “فقيه” come from?

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

فقيه (Arabic): jurist and theologian, expert in Islamic...

Definitions

  1. jurist and theologian, expert in Islamic...

Ancestry of “فقيه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَعِيل—
2Arabicفَقِهَto understand; to be wise

Words derived from “فقيه”

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