استفتاء

Arabic

Etymology

Verbal noun of اِسْتَفْتَى (istaftā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.tif.taːʔ/
  • Rhymes: -aːʔ

Noun

اِسْتِفْتَاء • (istiftāʔ) m (plural اِسْتِفْتاءات)

  1. verbal noun of اِسْتَفْتَى (istaftā) (form X)
  2. referendum

Declension

Declension of noun اِسْتِفْتَاء (istiftāʔ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal اِسْتِفْتَاء
istiftāʔ 		الِاسْتِفْتَاء
al-istiftāʔ 		اِسْتِفْتَاء
istiftāʔ
nominative اِسْتِفْتَاءٌ
istiftāʔun 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءُ
al-istiftāʔu 		اِسْتِفْتَاءُ
istiftāʔu
accusative اِسْتِفْتَاءً
istiftāʔan 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءَ
al-istiftāʔa 		اِسْتِفْتَاءَ
istiftāʔa
genitive اِسْتِفْتَاءٍ
istiftāʔin 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءِ
al-istiftāʔi 		اِسْتِفْتَاءِ
istiftāʔi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal اِسْتِفْتَاءَيْن
istiftāʔayn 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءَيْن
al-istiftāʔayn 		اِسْتِفْتَاءَيْ
istiftāʔay
nominative اِسْتِفْتَاءَانِ
istiftāʔāni 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءَانِ
al-istiftāʔāni 		اِسْتِفْتَاءَا
istiftāʔā
accusative اِسْتِفْتَاءَيْنِ
istiftāʔayni 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءَيْنِ
al-istiftāʔayni 		اِسْتِفْتَاءَيْ
istiftāʔay
genitive اِسْتِفْتَاءَيْنِ
istiftāʔayni 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءَيْنِ
al-istiftāʔayni 		اِسْتِفْتَاءَيْ
istiftāʔay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal اِسْتِفْتَاءَات
istiftāʔāt 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءَات
al-istiftāʔāt 		اِسْتِفْتَاءَات
istiftāʔāt
nominative اِسْتِفْتَاءَاتٌ
istiftāʔātun 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءَاتُ
al-istiftāʔātu 		اِسْتِفْتَاءَاتُ
istiftāʔātu
accusative اِسْتِفْتَاءَاتٍ
istiftāʔātin 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءَاتِ
al-istiftāʔāti 		اِسْتِفْتَاءَاتِ
istiftāʔāti
genitive اِسْتِفْتَاءَاتٍ
istiftāʔātin 		الِاسْتِفْتَاءَاتِ
al-istiftāʔāti 		اِسْتِفْتَاءَاتِ
istiftāʔāti

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic اِسْتِفْتاء (istiftāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /istifˈtaːʔ/

Noun

استفتاء • (istiftāʔ) m (plural استفتاءات (istiftāʔāt))

  1. referendum

Persian

Alternative forms

  • استفتا (hamza-less)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِفْتَاء (istiftāʔ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪf.t̪ʰɑ́ːʔ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪf.t̪ʰɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰif.t̪ʰɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? istiftā'
Dari reading? istiftā'
Iranian reading? esteftâ'
Tajik reading? istifto'

Noun

استفتاء • (esteftâ') (verbal noun)

  1. asking for legal advice
  2. consulting a lawyer
  3. (original sense, now literary) consulting a mufti
  4. (original sense, now literary) asking for a fatwa

Derived terms

  • استفتاء کردن (esteftâ' kardan)

Further reading

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