faqih
Americannoun
PLURAL
faqihs, fuqahaʾEtymology
Origin of faqih
From the Arabic word faqīh
Example Sentences
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"They all have chronic illnesses," said Mohammad Faqih, an official from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, adding that one man had a broken leg.
From BBC
Operator Rana Faqih stayed on the line with Hind for hours, as the Red Crescent appealed to the Israeli army to allow their ambulance to access the location.
From BBC
Holder of a PhD in political science, Jalili is a pious believer in Iran's ‘velayat-e faqih’, or rule by supreme jurisprudence, a system of Islamic government that provides the basis for Khamenei's position.
From Reuters
“We could reduce the high number of deaths among doctors and medical workers,” said its head, Daeng M. Faqih.
From Reuters
Iranians chanted “death to velayate faqih” — the guardianship of religious jurists, which places Khamenei as a spiritual guide hovering above the political structure and grants him an aura of infallibility.
From Los Angeles Times
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