افتتاحیه
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة (iftitāḥiyya). By surface analysis, افتتاح (iftitāh / eftetâh) + ـیه (-iyya / -iye).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔif.ti.taː.hij.ˈja/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.t̪ʰɑː.ɦi.jǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔef.t̪ʰe.t̪ʰɒː.ɦi.jé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔif.t̪ʰi.t̪ʰɔ.ɦi.jǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | iftitāhiyya |
| Dari reading? | iftitāhiya |
| Iranian reading? | eftetâhiye |
| Tajik reading? | iftitohiya |
Noun
افتتاحیه • (iftitāhiyya / eftetâhiye) (Tajik spelling ифтитоҳия)
Adjective
افتتاحیه • (iftitāhiyya / eftetâhiye) (Tajik spelling ифтитоҳия)
- opening (of ceremonies)
- مراسم افتتاحیه ― marâsem-e eftetâhiyye ― opening ceremony
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “افتتاحیة”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press