fetaħ

Maltese edit

Root
f-t-ħ
10 terms

From Arabic فَتَحَ (fataḥa).

fetaħ (imperfect jiftaħ or jeftaħ, past participle miftuħ, verbal noun ftuħ or (rare) ftiħ)

(transitive) to open
Antonym: għalaq
(transitive) to inaugurate
(transitive) to establish, to begin
(transitive) to turn, to switch on
Synonym: xegħel
(transitive) to sprain
(transitive) to plough
(intransitive) to cause diarrhea
(intransitive) to bud
(intransitive, of color) to become lighter
(intransitive) to clear up (of stormy weather)
(intransitive, archaic outside fixed expressions) to provide
Alla jiftaħ dirgħajh ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)