افتتاحية

See also: افتتاحیه

Arabic

Root
ف ت ح (f-t-ḥ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /if.ti.taː.ħij.ja/

Etymology 1

Relative noun (nisba) composed of اِفْتِتَاح (iftitāḥ, “opening”) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Noun

اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة • (iftitāḥiyya) f

1. (journalism) an editorial, a leading article; ellipsis of مَقَالَة افْتِتَاحِيَّة (maqāla ftitāḥiyya)
2. (music) overture

Declension

Declension of noun اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة (iftitāḥiyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة iftitāḥiyya	الِافْتِتَاحِيَّة al-iftitāḥiyya	اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة iftitāḥiyyat
Nominative	اِفْتِتَاحِيَّةٌ iftitāḥiyyatun	الِافْتِتَاحِيَّةُ al-iftitāḥiyyatu	اِفْتِتَاحِيَّةُ iftitāḥiyyatu
Accusative	اِفْتِتَاحِيَّةً iftitāḥiyyatan	الِافْتِتَاحِيَّةَ al-iftitāḥiyyata	اِفْتِتَاحِيَّةَ iftitāḥiyyata
Genitive	اِفْتِتَاحِيَّةٍ iftitāḥiyyatin	الِافْتِتَاحِيَّةِ al-iftitāḥiyyati	اِفْتِتَاحِيَّةِ iftitāḥiyyati

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة • (iftitāḥiyya) f

1. feminine singular of اِفْتِتَاحِيّ (iftitāḥiyy)

Further reading

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “افتتاحية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN