mufti

Meaning

1. (countable) A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.
2. (Australia, British, New-Zealand, uncountable) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform.

Synonyms

Mufti

informal dress

civvy

civilian dress

Mufi

Translations

mufti

moefti

müftü

Mufti

tenue civile

muftí

mufti

Zivilsachen

μουφτής

muftí

πολιτικά

مفتي

mufti

muphti

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌfti/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مفتی (müfti), from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī, “fatwa-deliverer”, literally “deliverer of formal opinion”).