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مِفْتَاح

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Noun · masculineRoot ف-ت-ح

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Plural
مَفَاتِيح
Other plural
مَفَاتِح

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
فَتَحَ
to open
Adjective
مَفْتُوح
open
Noun
فَتْحَة
fatha
Noun
فُتْحَة
an opening
Noun
اِفْتِتَاح
opening
Verb · Form VII
اِنْفَتَحَ
to unfold

مِفْتَاح in English

Noun · masculine

  1. key (to a door)
  2. key (on a piano or other keyboard instrument)
    لَوْحَةُ مَفَاتِيحَkeyboard
  3. key (crucial step) figurative
    مِفْتَاحُ ٱلسَّعَادَةِkey of happiness
  4. railroad switch, turnout, points

Word origin

Tool noun from the verb فَتَحَ (fataḥa, “to open”). Compare Hebrew מַפְתֵּחַ (maftéakh).

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

فَتْح
Verbal noun
opening
فَاتِح
Active participle · Adjective
light
فَاتِح
Active participle
opener
مَفْتُوح
Passive participle · Adjective
open
مِفْتَاح
Derived noun
key
فَتْحَة
Derived noun
fatha
فُتْحَة
Derived noun
an opening
فَاتِحَة
Derived noun
start
فَتَّاح
Derived noun
opener
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
Verbal noun
مُفَتِّح
Active participle
مُفَتَّح
Passive participle
فَاتَحَ · present يُفَاتِحُ
Form III · Done to or with someone

to broach; to open a negotiation with

مُفَاتَحَة
Verbal noun
مُفَاتِح
Active participle
مُفَاتَح
Passive participle
تَفَتَّحَ · present يَتَفَتَّحُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to open, to open up; to blossom, to bloom

تَفَتُّح
Verbal noun
blossoming
مُتَفَتِّح
Active participle
اِنْفَتَحَ · present يَنْفَتِحُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative

to be(come) open, to unfold, to unclose; to be marked with a fatha

اِنْفِتَاح
Verbal noun
openness
مُنْفَتِح
Active participle
اِفْتَتَحَ · present يَفْتَتِحُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic

to open, to commence, to inaugurate; to disclose; to introduce, to preface, to begin

اِفْتِتَاح
Verbal noun
opening
مُفْتَتِح
Active participle
مُفْتَتَح
Passive participle
اِفْتِتَاحِيّ
Adjective
preliminary
اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة
Noun · f.
an editorial
أَفْتَح
Adjective
elative degree of فَاتِح
فَتَّاحة
Noun · f.
can opener
اِسْتِفْتَاح
Noun · m.
commencement

مِفْتَاح: plural and other forms

Singularمِفْتَاح
Pluralمَفَاتِيح
Alternative pluralsمَفَاتِح

مِفْتَاح in a sentence

Dictionary examples

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لَوْحَةُ مَفَاتِيحَkeyboard

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مِفْتَاحُ ٱلسَّعَادَةِkey of happiness

From a fully vowelled text

وَرَأَيْتُ مَلاَكًا نَازِلاً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَعَهُ مِفْتَاحُ الْهَاوِيَةِ، وَسِلْسِلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ عَلَى يَدِهِ.And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.Revelation 20:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَجْعَلُ مِفْتَاحَ بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ، فَيَفْتَحُ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يُغْلِقُ، وَيُغْلِقُ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يَفْتَحُ.And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.Isaiah 22:22, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَالْحَيُّ. وَكُنْتُ مَيْتًا، وَهَا أَنَا حَيٌّ إِلَى أَبَدِ الآبِدِينَ! آمِينَ. وَلِي مَفَاتِيحُ الْهَاوِيَةِ وَالْمَوْتِ.I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.Revelation 1:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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