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

Definitions

  1. mufti

Ancestry of “मुफ़्ती”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمفتی—
2Arabicمُفْتٍ{{l|en|mufti}}; mufti
3Arabicأَفْتَىto deliver a formal opinion
Every word from Arabic أَفْتَى →Every word from Arabic مُفْتٍ →Every word from Classical Persian مفتی →
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