Plural of alfaki; multiple Muslim religious teachers or Islamic scholars.
The plural form of 'alfaki,' from Arabic 'al-fuqaha' (the plural of 'faqih'). The '-is' ending was often added in medieval Spanish and European languages when adopting Arabic plurals, creating a hybrid form.
The plural form 'alfakis' appears frequently in Spanish colonial records from North Africa and the Americas, documenting how these scholars influenced law and education in newly conquered territories—it's a linguistic trace of cultural expansion.
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