Where does “mufti” come from?

mufti (French) comes from Ottoman Turkish müfti, from Arabic مُفْتِي, from Arabic مُفْتٍ, from Arabic أَفْتَى — to deliver a formal opinion.

mufti (French): mufti Muslim scholar

Definitions

  1. mufti Muslim scholar

Ancestry of “mufti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishmüfti—
2Arabicمُفْتِي—
3Arabicمُفْتٍ{{l|en|mufti}}; mufti
4Arabicأَفْتَىto deliver a formal opinion
Every word from Arabic أَفْتَى →Every word from Arabic مُفْتٍ →Every word from Arabic مُفْتِي →