Mutawa Definition
mo͝o-täwə
noun
A member of a police force, especially in Saudi Arabia, charged with enforcing adherence to Shari’a law, notably in application to public conduct and dress.
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The members of this police force, considered as a group.
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Synonyms:
- Mutawa'een
Origin of Mutawa
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Arabic muṭṭawwa‘ colloquial form of muṭṭawwi‘ volunteer, one following the noncompulsory practices recommended in the shari’a active participle of iṭṭawwa‘a to volunteer contracted form of taṭawwa‘a to volunteer reflexive of ṭawwa‘a to make obedient factative of ṭā‘a to be obedient ṭwʕ in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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