Arabic for open

fataHa

ﻓَﺘَﺢَ

open – past tense he

yaftaHu

ﻳَﻔﺘَﺢُ

open – present tense he

The Arabic verb for open is written ﻓَﺘَﺢَ and pronunced fataHa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻔﺘَﺢُ and pronounced yaftaHu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word open

Open Sesame!

iftaH yaa simsim

ﺍِﻓﺘَﺢ ﻳَﺎ ﺳِﻤﺴِﻢ

You closed your two ears when she opened her mouth.⁵

'aghlaqta 'udhunayka Hiina fataHat famahaa

ﺃَﻏﻠَﻘﺖَ ﺃُﺫُﻧَﻴﻚَ ﺣِﻴﻦَ ﻓَﺘَﺤَﺖ ﻓَﻤَﻬَﺎ

Open the windows!

iftaHuu anniwaafidha

ﺍِﻓﺘَﺤُﻮﺍ ﺍَﻟﻨِّﻮَﺍﻓِﺬَ

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Important letters: ﻑ ﺕ ﺡ

The root of the word open consists of three Arabic letters: fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f, ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t and Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to open

flowering, open-minded

mutafattiH

ﻣُﺘَﻔَﺘِّﺢ

inauguration, opening

openness, receptiveness

tafattuH

ﺗَﻔَﺘُّﺢ

The word open letter by letter

ﻓَﺘَﺢَ

ﻓـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺢ

ﻓـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺢ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

The Arabic word for open consists of: The letter fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) and pronounced f and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ـﺢ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻓَﺘَﺢَ and pronounced fataHa.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for open

fa3ala becomes fataHa

We have seen that the Arabic word for open is written ﻓَﺘَﺢَ and pronounced fataHa. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are f, t and H, the word becomes fataHa.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns