فاتحة

Arabic
Root
ف ت ح‎ (f-t-ḥ)

Etymology

Derived from the feminine form of active participle of the verb فَتَحَ‎ (fataḥa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faː.ti.ħa/

Noun

فَاتِحَة • (fātiḥa) f (plural فَوَاتِح‎ (fawātiḥ))

  1. start, beginning, commencement
  2. preface, preamble, introduction
    Antonym: خَاتِمَة‎ (ḵātima)

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants
  • Bashkir: фатиха (fatixa, “Fatiha; blessing”), бата (bata).

Adjective

فَاتِحَة • (fātiḥa) f

  1. feminine singular of فَاتِح‎ (fātiḥ)

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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