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alfaqui

/alfəˈkiː/ UK
/alfaˈkiː/ UK

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From Spanish alfaquí, from Arabic الفَقِيه (al-faqīh, “the theologian”), from فَقِهَ (faqiha, “to be wise”).

noun alfaquis · alfaki · alfakih · alfaquin

historical An Islamic cleric, an expert in Islamic law and jurisprudence, especially in medieval and early modern Spain. It was the Head of the Christians Alfaqui, or Priest; so they termed the Cardinal.

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noun Islamic cleric

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@misc{alfaqui_2026,
  title = {alfaqui},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alfaqui},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}