استفتى

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استفتى

  • /is.taf.taː/

Where it comes from

Desiderative to form IV أَفْتَى (ʔaftā).

verb اِسْتَفْتَى · istaftā · يَسْتَفْتِي · اِسْتِفْتَاء · مُسْتَفْتٍ

  1. to canvass opinions, survey the opinions of the general public
  2. to ask for a legal opinion, to request a ruling يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ اللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِي الْكَلَالَةِ ۚ إِنِ امْرُؤٌ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَهُ أُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ ۚ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَا إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهَا وَلَدٌ ۚ فَإِن كَانَتَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُمَا الثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكَ ۚ وَإِن كَانُوا إِخْوَةً رِّجَالًا وَنِسَاءً ف
  3. to request information from, to consult

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"استفتى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%89. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

استفتى. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%89

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"استفتى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%89.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {استفتى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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