فتحة
Arabic
Etymology
Instance noun from the verb فَتَحَ (fataḥa), from the root ف ت ح (f-t-ḥ).
Pronunciation
Noun
فَتْحَة • (fatḥa) f (plural فَتَحَات (fataḥāt))
- an opening, a hole
- (linguistics) fatha, fatḥa (a vowel sign in Arabic-based scripts, signifying a short /a/ sound in Classical Arabic)
Declension
Declension of noun فَتْحَة (fatḥa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فَتْحَة fatḥa |
الْفَتْحَة al-fatḥa |
فَتْحَة fatḥat |
Nominative | فَتْحَةٌ fatḥatun |
الْفَتْحَةُ al-fatḥatu |
فَتْحَةُ fatḥatu |
Accusative | فَتْحَةً fatḥatan |
الْفَتْحَةَ al-fatḥata |
فَتْحَةَ fatḥata |
Genitive | فَتْحَةٍ fatḥatin |
الْفَتْحَةِ al-fatḥati |
فَتْحَةِ fatḥati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | فَتْحَتَيْن fatḥatayn |
الْفَتْحَتَيْن al-fatḥatayn |
فَتْحَتَيْ fatḥatay |
Nominative | فَتْحَتَانِ fatḥatāni |
الْفَتْحَتَانِ al-fatḥatāni |
فَتْحَتَا fatḥatā |
Accusative | فَتْحَتَيْنِ fatḥatayni |
الْفَتْحَتَيْنِ al-fatḥatayni |
فَتْحَتَيْ fatḥatay |
Genitive | فَتْحَتَيْنِ fatḥatayni |
الْفَتْحَتَيْنِ al-fatḥatayni |
فَتْحَتَيْ fatḥatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فَتَحَات fataḥāt |
الْفَتَحَات al-fataḥāt |
فَتَحَات fataḥāt |
Nominative | فَتَحَاتٌ fataḥātun |
الْفَتَحَاتُ al-fataḥātu |
فَتَحَاتُ fataḥātu |
Accusative | فَتَحَاتٍ fataḥātin |
الْفَتَحَاتِ al-fataḥāti |
فَتَحَاتِ fataḥāti |
Genitive | فَتَحَاتٍ fataḥātin |
الْفَتَحَاتِ al-fataḥāti |
فَتَحَاتِ fataḥāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “فتحة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “فتح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN