Arabic edit

Root
ف ت ح (f-t-ḥ)

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of فَتَحَ (fataḥa, to open, to conquer).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

فَاتِح (fātiḥm

  1. opener (one who opens)
  2. victor, conqueror

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: fateh
  • Persian: فاتح
  • Ottoman Turkish: فاتح (fâtih)
  • Uzbek: fotih

Adjective edit

فَاتِح (fātiḥ) (feminine فَاتِحَة (fātiḥa), elative أَفْتَح (ʔaftaḥ))

  1. light (in color)
  2. semidark (in color)

Declension edit

Verb edit

فَاتَحَ (fātaḥa) III, non-past يُفَاتِحُ‎ (yufātiḥu)

  1. to start to talk to
  2. to open a negotiation

Conjugation edit

References edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ف ت ح
5 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic فَاتِح (fātiḥ). Equivalent to the active participle of فتح (fataḥ, to open).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /faː.tiħ/, [ˈfæː.tɪħ]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

فاتح (fāteḥ) (feminine فاتحة (fātḥe), masculine plural فاتحين (fātḥīn), elative أفتح (ʔaftaḥ))

  1. open (of an establishment)
    Antonym: مسكّر (msakker)
  2. pale, light (colour)
    Antonym: غامق (ḡāmeʔ)
    أزرق فاتحʔazraʔ fāteḥlight blue

See also edit