Where does “mufti” come from?

mufti (Portuguese) comes from Arabic مُفْتٍ, from Arabic أَفْتَى — to deliver a formal opinion.

mufti (Portuguese): mufti Muslim scholar

Definitions

  1. mufti Muslim scholar

Ancestry of “mufti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُفْتٍ{{l|en|mufti}}; mufti
2Arabicأَفْتَىto deliver a formal opinion
Every word from Arabic أَفْتَى →Every word from Arabic مُفْتٍ →