فَتْح
opening
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فَتَحَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to open (“to make something accessible”) transitive
يَسْمَحُ مِقْلَادٌ بِمُرُورِ التَّيَّارِ الْكَهْرَبَائِيِّ عِنْدَ إِغْلَاقِهِ وَيَمْنَعُ الْمُرُورَ عِنْدَ فَتْحِهِA switch allows the passage of electric current when it is turned on and prevents its passage when it is turned off.فَتَحَ زَكِي عَيْنَيْهِZaki opened his eyes.2003, Alaa Al Aswaany, chapter 2, in The Yacoubian building, Maktaba Madbouly
- to conquer, occupy, take possession of
- to disclose to
- to explain, expound
- to prompt
- to assist
- to begin
- to decide
فَتَحَ الْفَأْلto take as an omen
- to mark (a consonant) with a fatha
- to offer (a price)
- to broach (a subject)
Word origin
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *pataḥ-.
Words from the root ف-ت-ح
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
فَتَحَ
· present يَفْتَحُ
Form I · The plain action
to open (“to make something accessible”); to conquer, occupy, take possession of; to disclose to
فَتَّحَ
· present يُفَتِّحُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to open in large numbers or thoroughly; to brighten (of a color); to make fairer, to lighten (of skin complexion)
تَفْتِيح
مُفَتِّح
مُفَتَّح
فَاتَحَ
· present يُفَاتِحُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to broach; to open a negotiation with
مُفَاتَحَة
مُفَاتِح
مُفَاتَح
تَفَتَّحَ
· present يَتَفَتَّحُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to open, to open up; to blossom, to bloom
تَفَتُّح
blossoming
مُتَفَتِّح
اِنْفَتَحَ
· present يَنْفَتِحُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to be(come) open, to unfold, to unclose; to be marked with a fatha
اِنْفِتَاح
openness
مُنْفَتِح
اِفْتَتَحَ
· present يَفْتَتِحُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to open, to commence, to inaugurate; to disclose; to introduce, to preface, to begin
اِفْتِتَاح
opening
مُفْتَتِح
مُفْتَتَح
اِفْتِتَاحِيّ
preliminary
اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة
an editorial
أَفْتَح
elative degree of فَاتِح
فَتَّاحة
can opener
اِسْتِفْتَاح
commencement
فَتَحَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | فَتَحْتُ | أَفْتَحُ | أَفْتَحَ | أَفْتَحْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | فَتَحْتَ | تَفْتَحُ | تَفْتَحَ | تَفْتَحْ | اِفْتَحْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | فَتَحْتِ | تَفْتَحِينَ | تَفْتَحِي | تَفْتَحِي | اِفْتَحِي |
| هُوَ he | فَتَحَ | يَفْتَحُ | يَفْتَحَ | يَفْتَحْ | — |
| هِيَ she | فَتَحَتْ | تَفْتَحُ | تَفْتَحَ | تَفْتَحْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | فَتَحْتُمَا | تَفْتَحَانِ | تَفْتَحَا | تَفْتَحَا | اِفْتَحَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | فَتَحَا | يَفْتَحَانِ | يَفْتَحَا | يَفْتَحَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | فَتَحَتَا | تَفْتَحَانِ | تَفْتَحَا | تَفْتَحَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | فَتَحْنَا | نَفْتَحُ | نَفْتَحَ | نَفْتَحْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | فَتَحْتُمْ | تَفْتَحُونَ | تَفْتَحُوا | تَفْتَحُوا | اِفْتَحُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | فَتَحْتُنَّ | تَفْتَحْنَ | تَفْتَحْنَ | تَفْتَحْنَ | اِفْتَحْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | فَتَحُوا | يَفْتَحُونَ | يَفْتَحُوا | يَفْتَحُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | فَتَحْنَ | يَفْتَحْنَ | يَفْتَحْنَ | يَفْتَحْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | فَتْح |
|---|---|
| Active participle | فَاتِح |
| Passive participle | مَفْتُوح |
فَتَحَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to open
يَسْمَحُ مِقْلَادٌ بِمُرُورِ التَّيَّارِ الْكَهْرَبَائِيِّ عِنْدَ إِغْلَاقِهِ وَيَمْنَعُ الْمُرُورَ عِنْدَ فَتْحِهِA switch allows the passage of electric current when it is turned on and prevents its passage when it is turned off.
to open
فَتَحَ زَكِي عَيْنَيْهِZaki opened his eyes.2003, Alaa Al Aswaany, chapter 2, in The Yacoubian building, Maktaba Madbouly
to decide
فَتَحَ الْفَأْلto take as an omen
From a fully vowelled text
فَفتحَ فاهُ وعَلَّمَهُمْ قَائِلاً:And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,Matthew 5:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَتْحُ كَلاَمِكَ يُنِيرُ، يُعَقِّلُ الْجُهَّالَ.The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.Psalms 119:130, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَتَحَ كُلُّ أَعْدَائِنَا أَفْوَاهَهُمْ عَلَيْنَا.All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.Lamentations 3:46, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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