Where does “mufti” come from?

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

mufti (Swahili): mufti Muslim scholar

Definitions

  1. mufti Muslim scholar

Ancestry of “mufti”, step by step

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