Where does “مفتی” come from?

مفتی (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian مفتی, from Arabic مُفْتٍ, from Arabic أَفْتَى — to deliver a formal opinion.

مفتی (Urdu): mufti

Definitions

  1. mufti

Ancestry of “مفتی”, 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 →