فتح

See also: قبح and ف ت ح

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ف ت ح (f-t-ḥ). Compare Hebrew פָּתַח (patákh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ta.ħa/

• Audio:

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Verb

1. (transitive) to open (“to make something accessible”)
   • 2003, Alaa Al Aswaany, The Yacoubian building, Maktaba Madbouly, chapter 2:

     فَتَحَ زَكِي عَيْنَيْهُ

     fataḥa zakī ʿaynayhu

     Zaki opened his eyes.

2. to conquer, occupy, take possession of
3. (construed with عَلَى (ʕalā)) to disclose to
4. to explain, expound
5. to prompt
6. to assist
7. to begin
8. to decide

   فَتَحَ الْفَأْل ― fataḥa l-faʔl ― to take as an omen

9. to mark (a consonant) with a fatha
10. to offer (a price)
11. to broach (a subject)

Derived terms

• اِفْتَحْ يَا سِمْسِم (iftaḥ yā simsim)

See also

• اِنْفَتَحَ (infataḥa)
• تَفَتَّحَ (tafattaḥa, intransitive)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “فتح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fatħ/

Noun

فَتْح • (fatḥ) m (plural فُتُوح (futūḥ) or فُتُوحَات (futūḥāt))

1. verbal noun of فَتَحَ (fataḥa) (form I)
2. opening
3. disclosure, overture, beginning
4. conquest, victory, occupation of a fortified place
5. help
6. the vowel sign fatha

Declension

Declension of noun فَتْح (fatḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَتْح fatḥ	الْفَتْح al-fatḥ	فَتْح fatḥ
Nominative	فَتْحٌ fatḥun	الْفَتْحُ al-fatḥu	فَتْحُ fatḥu
Accusative	فَتْحًا fatḥan	الْفَتْحَ al-fatḥa	فَتْحَ fatḥa
Genitive	فَتْحٍ fatḥin	الْفَتْحِ al-fatḥi	فَتْحِ fatḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَتْحَيْن fatḥayn	الْفَتْحَيْن al-fatḥayn	فَتْحَيْ fatḥay
Nominative	فَتْحَانِ fatḥāni	الْفَتْحَانِ al-fatḥāni	فَتْحَا fatḥā
Accusative	فَتْحَيْنِ fatḥayni	الْفَتْحَيْنِ al-fatḥayni	فَتْحَيْ fatḥay
Genitive	فَتْحَيْنِ fatḥayni	الْفَتْحَيْنِ al-fatḥayni	فَتْحَيْ fatḥay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُتُوح‎; فُتُوحَات futūḥ‎; futūḥāt	الْفُتُوح‎; الْفُتُوحَات al-futūḥ‎; al-futūḥāt	فُتُوح‎; فُتُوحَات futūḥ‎; futūḥāt
Nominative	فُتُوحٌ‎; فُتُوحَاتٌ futūḥun‎; futūḥātun	الْفُتُوحُ‎; الْفُتُوحَاتُ al-futūḥu‎; al-futūḥātu	فُتُوحُ‎; فُتُوحَاتُ futūḥu‎; futūḥātu
Accusative	فُتُوحًا‎; فُتُوحَاتٍ futūḥan‎; futūḥātin	الْفُتُوحَ‎; الْفُتُوحَاتِ al-futūḥa‎; al-futūḥāti	فُتُوحَ‎; فُتُوحَاتِ futūḥa‎; futūḥāti
Genitive	فُتُوحٍ‎; فُتُوحَاتٍ futūḥin‎; futūḥātin	الْفُتُوحِ‎; الْفُتُوحَاتِ al-futūḥi‎; al-futūḥāti	فُتُوحِ‎; فُتُوحَاتِ futūḥi‎; futūḥāti

Etymology 3

Proper noun

فَتْح • (fatḥ) ?

1. (politics) Fatah (a reverse acronym)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فتح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Egyptian Arabic

Verb

1. to open (to make something accessible)

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Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic فَتْح (fatḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fæt̪h]

Noun

فتح • (fath)

1. victory
2. conquest

Synonyms

• پیروزی (piruzi)
• گشایش (gošâyeš)

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Urdu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic فَتْح (fatḥ).

Noun

فتح • (fath) ?

1. victory
2. conquest