فتو ر فتى

فَتْوَى ذ (T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K) and فُتْوَى, (M, K, TA,) [but the latter is mentioned by few,] and ↓ فُتْيَا, (T, S, M, Msb, K,) substs. from أَفْتَى, (T, S,) and as such used in the place of [the inf. n.] اـِفْتَاآءٌ [i. e. The giving an answer, or a reply, stating the decision of the law, respecting a question ]: (T:) [or rather, as commonly used, a notification of the decision of the law, in, or respecting, a particular case; ] a notification, or an explanation, of a case, given by a lawyer; (M, K;) or an answer, or a reply, to a question relating to a dubious judicial decision: (Er-'Rághib, TA:) [fancifully said in the Mgh and Msb to be derived from الفَتَى:] the pl. is فَتَاوٍ, and فَتَاوَى is said to be allowable, (Msb, TA,) and another pl. is فُتًى, mentioned by IKoot. (TA.)