fi9h فقه
Moroccan Darija · noun
“fi9h” (فقه) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning Islamic jurisprudence, Muslim law.
Meanings
- Islamic jurisprudence, Muslim law
Usage
Fi9h refers to the science of Muslim law, that is, the study of the religious rules governing worship and social relations. It is used in a religious or school context: fi9h classes, fi9h books, fi9h questions. In Morocco, the reference is the Maliki school. The word remains technical and is used as is, without any particular adaptation. It should not be confused with "fqih", which refers to a person: a Quranic school teacher, a religious scholar or a neighborhood imam. Nor should it be confused with "fa9ih", the jurist in the learned sense.
Example
كيقرا الفقه فالجامع
kay9ra lfi9h f jjame3
“He studies Islamic law at the mosque.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fi9h” but also “fiqh” and “fi98”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer; 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.