افتتاحیه

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔif.ti.taː.hij.ˈja/

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.t̪ʰɑː.ɦi.já]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.t̪ʰɑːj.já]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔif.t̪ʰi.t̪ʰɔː.ji.já]

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

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔif.t̪ʰi.t̪ʰɔ.ɦi.já]

Readings
Classical reading?	iftitāhiyya
Dari reading?	iftitāhiya
Iranian reading?	eftetâhiye
Tajik reading?	iftitohiya

Noun

افتتاحیه • (iftitāhiyya / eftetâhiye) (Tajik spelling ифтитоҳия)

1. opening ceremony

Adjective

افتتاحیه • (iftitāhiyya / eftetâhiye) (Tajik spelling ифтитоҳия)

1. opening (of ceremonies)

   مراسم افتتاحیه ― marâsem-e eftetâhiyye ― opening ceremony

Further reading

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