افتتح

See also: أفتتح

Arabic

Root
ف ت ح (f-t-ḥ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /if.ta.ta.ħa/

Verb

اِفْتَتَحَ • (iftataḥa) VIII, non-past يَفْتَتِحُ‎ (yaftatiḥu)

1. to open, to commence, to inaugurate

   اِفْتَتَحَ ٱلرَّسَّامُ مَعْرِضَهُ ٱلْجَدِيدَ.

   iftataḥa r-rassāmu maʕriḍahu l-jadīda.

   The painter inaugurated his new gallery.

2. to disclose
3. to introduce, to preface, to begin
4. to conquer, to take possession of

Conjugation

Conjugation of

اِفْتَتَحَ

(form-VIII sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						اِفْتِتَاح iftitāḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُفْتَتِح muftatiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُفْتَتَح muftataḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اِفْتَتَحْتُ iftataḥtu	اِفْتَتَحْتَ iftataḥta	اِفْتَتَحَ iftataḥa		اِفْتَتَحْتُمَا iftataḥtumā	اِفْتَتَحَا iftataḥā		اِفْتَتَحْنَا iftataḥnā	اِفْتَتَحْتُمْ iftataḥtum	اِفْتَتَحُوا iftataḥū
	f		اِفْتَتَحْتِ iftataḥti	اِفْتَتَحَتْ iftataḥat			اِفْتَتَحَتَا iftataḥatā			اِفْتَتَحْتُنَّ iftataḥtunna	اِفْتَتَحْنَ iftataḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْتَتِحُ ʔaftatiḥu	تَفْتَتِحُ taftatiḥu	يَفْتَتِحُ yaftatiḥu		تَفْتَتِحَانِ taftatiḥāni	يَفْتَتِحَانِ yaftatiḥāni		نَفْتَتِحُ naftatiḥu	تَفْتَتِحُونَ taftatiḥūna	يَفْتَتِحُونَ yaftatiḥūna
	f		تَفْتَتِحِينَ taftatiḥīna	تَفْتَتِحُ taftatiḥu			تَفْتَتِحَانِ taftatiḥāni			تَفْتَتِحْنَ taftatiḥna	يَفْتَتِحْنَ yaftatiḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْتَتِحَ ʔaftatiḥa	تَفْتَتِحَ taftatiḥa	يَفْتَتِحَ yaftatiḥa		تَفْتَتِحَا taftatiḥā	يَفْتَتِحَا yaftatiḥā		نَفْتَتِحَ naftatiḥa	تَفْتَتِحُوا taftatiḥū	يَفْتَتِحُوا yaftatiḥū
	f		تَفْتَتِحِي taftatiḥī	تَفْتَتِحَ taftatiḥa			تَفْتَتِحَا taftatiḥā			تَفْتَتِحْنَ taftatiḥna	يَفْتَتِحْنَ yaftatiḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْتَتِحْ ʔaftatiḥ	تَفْتَتِحْ taftatiḥ	يَفْتَتِحْ yaftatiḥ		تَفْتَتِحَا taftatiḥā	يَفْتَتِحَا yaftatiḥā		نَفْتَتِحْ naftatiḥ	تَفْتَتِحُوا taftatiḥū	يَفْتَتِحُوا yaftatiḥū
	f		تَفْتَتِحِي taftatiḥī	تَفْتَتِحْ taftatiḥ			تَفْتَتِحَا taftatiḥā			تَفْتَتِحْنَ taftatiḥna	يَفْتَتِحْنَ yaftatiḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِفْتَتِحْ iftatiḥ			اِفْتَتِحَا iftatiḥā				اِفْتَتِحُوا iftatiḥū
	f		اِفْتَتِحِي iftatiḥī							اِفْتَتِحْنَ iftatiḥna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اُفْتُتِحْتُ uftutiḥtu	اُفْتُتِحْتَ uftutiḥta	اُفْتُتِحَ uftutiḥa		اُفْتُتِحْتُمَا uftutiḥtumā	اُفْتُتِحَا uftutiḥā		اُفْتُتِحْنَا uftutiḥnā	اُفْتُتِحْتُمْ uftutiḥtum	اُفْتُتِحُوا uftutiḥū
	f		اُفْتُتِحْتِ uftutiḥti	اُفْتُتِحَتْ uftutiḥat			اُفْتُتِحَتَا uftutiḥatā			اُفْتُتِحْتُنَّ uftutiḥtunna	اُفْتُتِحْنَ uftutiḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفْتَتَحُ ʔuftataḥu	تُفْتَتَحُ tuftataḥu	يُفْتَتَحُ yuftataḥu		تُفْتَتَحَانِ tuftataḥāni	يُفْتَتَحَانِ yuftataḥāni		نُفْتَتَحُ nuftataḥu	تُفْتَتَحُونَ tuftataḥūna	يُفْتَتَحُونَ yuftataḥūna
	f		تُفْتَتَحِينَ tuftataḥīna	تُفْتَتَحُ tuftataḥu			تُفْتَتَحَانِ tuftataḥāni			تُفْتَتَحْنَ tuftataḥna	يُفْتَتَحْنَ yuftataḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفْتَتَحَ ʔuftataḥa	تُفْتَتَحَ tuftataḥa	يُفْتَتَحَ yuftataḥa		تُفْتَتَحَا tuftataḥā	يُفْتَتَحَا yuftataḥā		نُفْتَتَحَ nuftataḥa	تُفْتَتَحُوا tuftataḥū	يُفْتَتَحُوا yuftataḥū
	f		تُفْتَتَحِي tuftataḥī	تُفْتَتَحَ tuftataḥa			تُفْتَتَحَا tuftataḥā			تُفْتَتَحْنَ tuftataḥna	يُفْتَتَحْنَ yuftataḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفْتَتَحْ ʔuftataḥ	تُفْتَتَحْ tuftataḥ	يُفْتَتَحْ yuftataḥ		تُفْتَتَحَا tuftataḥā	يُفْتَتَحَا yuftataḥā		نُفْتَتَحْ nuftataḥ	تُفْتَتَحُوا tuftataḥū	يُفْتَتَحُوا yuftataḥū
	f		تُفْتَتَحِي tuftataḥī	تُفْتَتَحْ tuftataḥ			تُفْتَتَحَا tuftataḥā			تُفْتَتَحْنَ tuftataḥna	يُفْتَتَحْنَ yuftataḥna

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “افتتح”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “افتتح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “افتتح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN