افتتاحیه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة. By surface analysis, افتتاح (eftetâh) +‎ ـیه (-iye).

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.t̪ʰɑː.ɦi.jǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔef.t̪ʰe.t̪ʰɒː.ɦi.jé]

Readings
Dari reading?	iftitāhiya
Iranian reading?	eftetâhiye

Noun

افتتاحیه • (eftetâhiye)

1. opening ceremony

Adjective

افتتاحیه • (eftetâhiye)

1. opening (of ceremonies)

   مراسم افتتاحیه ― marâsem-e eftetâhiye ― opening ceremony

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “افتتاحیه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press