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