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فقيه

[fqiːh]

noun

LanguageMoroccan Arabic (Morocco)

Meaning
  1. jurist and theologian, expert in Islamic jurisprudence, faqih
  2. teacher of the Qur'an in a quranic school
  3. A person who is an expert in Islamic law or a traditional teacher in a Quranic school.
Examples

مشيت عند الفقيه باش نتعلم.

I went to the faqih to learn.

Pronunciationfqiːh

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis term is widely used in Morocco to refer specifically to the teacher in a traditional Quranic school.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.