faqih

[ fah-kee ]

/ fɑˈki /

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noun, plural fa·qihs, fu·qa·haʾ

[foo-kah-hah]. /fuˈkɑ hɑ/. Islam.

an Islamic religious lawyer.

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Origin of faqih

From the Arabic word faqīh

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