Where does “मुफ़्ती” come from?
मुफ़्ती (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مفتی, from Arabic مُفْتٍ, from Arabic أَفْتَى — to deliver a formal opinion.
मुफ़्ती (Hindi): mufti
Ancestry of “मुफ़्ती”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | مفتی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مُفْتٍ | {{l|en|mufti}}; mufti |
| 3 | Arabic | أَفْتَى | to deliver a formal opinion |