فتاح
Arabic
Etymology
Occupational noun from the root ف ت ح (f-t-ḥ), associated with فَتَحَ (fataḥa, “to open, conquer”).
Noun
فَتَّاح • (fattāḥ) m
- (Islam) opener (of the gates of profit and sustenance: an attribute of God)
- conqueror
Declension
Declension of noun فَتَّاح (fattāḥ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَتَّاح fattāḥ | الْفَتَّاح al-fattāḥ | فَتَّاح fattāḥ |
| Nominative | فَتَّاحٌ fattāḥun | الْفَتَّاحُ al-fattāḥu | فَتَّاحُ fattāḥu |
| Accusative | فَتَّاحًا fattāḥan | الْفَتَّاحَ al-fattāḥa | فَتَّاحَ fattāḥa |
| Genitive | فَتَّاحٍ fattāḥin | الْفَتَّاحِ al-fattāḥi | فَتَّاحِ fattāḥi |
Derived terms
- فَتَّاح الْفَأْل (fattāḥ al-faʾl)
- عَبْد الْفَتَّاح (ʿabd al-fattāḥ)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “فتح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN