مفتاح

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Tool noun from the verb فَتَحَ (fataḥa, to open). Compare Hebrew מַפְתֵּחַ (maftéakh).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mif.taːħ/
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    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): /muf.taːħ/

Noun

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مِفْتَاح (miftāḥm (plural مَفَاتِيح (mafātīḥ) or مَفَاتِح (mafātiḥ))

  1. key (to a door)
    Synonym: مِفْتَح (miftaḥ)
  2. key (on a piano or other keyboard instrument)
    لَوْحَة مَفَاتِيح
    lawḥa(t) mafātīḥ
    keyboard
  3. (figuratively) key
    مِفْتَاح السَّعَادة
    miftāḥ as-saʕāda
    Key of Happiness
    المفتاح لفهم الثقافة هو التعلم عنها.
    Al-miftah li-fahm ath-thaqafa huwa at-ta'alam 'anha.
    The key to understanding culture is learning about it.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Gulf Arabic: مفتاح
  • Egyptian Arabic: مفتاح (muftāḥ)
  • Hijazi Arabic: مفتاح (muftāḥ)
  • Maltese: muftieħ
  • Moroccan Arabic: مفتاح (muftāḥ)

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ, key).

Noun

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مفتاح (miftah) (plural مفاتح)

  1. key, an object designed to open and close a lock
    Synonyms: آناختار (anahtar), كلید (kilid)

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Further reading

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ف ت ح
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Etymology

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From Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مفتاح (muftāḥm (plural مفاتيح (mafātīḥ))

  1. key
  2. electrical switch