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mufti

muf·ti
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhf-tee]
    • /ˈmʌf ti/
    • /ˈmʌf.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhf-tee]
    • /ˈmʌf ti/

Definitions of mufti word

  • noun plural mufti civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform. 1
  • noun plural mufti a Muslim jurist expert in the religious law. 1
  • noun plural mufti (in the Ottoman Empire) a deputy of the chief Muslim legal adviser to the Sultan. 1
  • noun plural mufti (initial capital letter) Grand Mufti. 1
  • noun mufti A Muslim legal expert who is empowered to give rulings on religious matters. 1
  • noun mufti civilian clothing 1

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Origin of mufti

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90, mufti is from the Arabic word muftī literally, a person who delivers a judgment, originally a Muslim legal adviser; sense of def. 1 arises from the legal adviser being a civil official

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Parts of speech for Mufti

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mufti popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

mufti usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mufti

noun mufti

  • apparel — Apparel means clothes, especially formal clothes worn on an important occasion.
  • array — An array of different things or people is a large number or wide range of them.
  • caparison — a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
  • costume — An actor's or performer's costume is the set of clothes they wear while they are performing.
  • covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.

Antonyms for mufti

noun mufti

  • uniform — identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code.

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