مفتاح
Arabic
Etymology
Tool noun from the verb فَتَحَ (fataḥa, “to open”). Compare Hebrew מַפְתֵּחַ (maftéakh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mif.taːħ/
Audio: (file) - (Hijazi) IPA(key): /muf.taːħ/
Noun
مِفْتَاح • (miftāḥ) m (plural مَفَاتِيح (mafātīḥ) or مَفَاتِح (mafātiḥ))
- key (to a door)
- Synonym: مِفْتَح (miftaḥ)
- key (on a piano or other keyboard instrument)
- لَوْحَةُ مَفَاتِيحَ ― lawḥatu mafātīḥa ― keyboard
- (figuratively) key (crucial step)
- مِفْتَاحُ ٱلسَّعَادَةِ ― miftāḥu s-saʕādati ― key of happiness
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِفْتَاح miftāḥ |
الْمِفْتَاح al-miftāḥ |
مِفْتَاح miftāḥ |
| nominative | مِفْتَاحٌ miftāḥun |
الْمِفْتَاحُ al-miftāḥu |
مِفْتَاحُ miftāḥu |
| accusative | مِفْتَاحًا miftāḥan |
الْمِفْتَاحَ al-miftāḥa |
مِفْتَاحَ miftāḥa |
| genitive | مِفْتَاحٍ miftāḥin |
الْمِفْتَاحِ al-miftāḥi |
مِفْتَاحِ miftāḥi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِفْتَاحَيْن miftāḥayn |
الْمِفْتَاحَيْن al-miftāḥayn |
مِفْتَاحَيْ miftāḥay |
| nominative | مِفْتَاحَانِ miftāḥāni |
الْمِفْتَاحَانِ al-miftāḥāni |
مِفْتَاحَا miftāḥā |
| accusative | مِفْتَاحَيْنِ miftāḥayni |
الْمِفْتَاحَيْنِ al-miftāḥayni |
مِفْتَاحَيْ miftāḥay |
| genitive | مِفْتَاحَيْنِ miftāḥayni |
الْمِفْتَاحَيْنِ al-miftāḥayni |
مِفْتَاحَيْ miftāḥay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَفَاتِيح; مَفَاتِح mafātīḥ; mafātiḥ |
الْمَفَاتِيح; الْمَفَاتِح al-mafātīḥ; al-mafātiḥ |
مَفَاتِيح; مَفَاتِح mafātīḥ; mafātiḥ |
| nominative | مَفَاتِيحُ; مَفَاتِحُ mafātīḥu; mafātiḥu |
الْمَفَاتِيحُ; الْمَفَاتِحُ al-mafātīḥu; al-mafātiḥu |
مَفَاتِيحُ; مَفَاتِحُ mafātīḥu; mafātiḥu |
| accusative | مَفَاتِيحَ; مَفَاتِحَ mafātīḥa; mafātiḥa |
الْمَفَاتِيحَ; الْمَفَاتِحَ al-mafātīḥa; al-mafātiḥa |
مَفَاتِيحَ; مَفَاتِحَ mafātīḥa; mafātiḥa |
| genitive | مَفَاتِيحَ; مَفَاتِحَ mafātīḥa; mafātiḥa |
الْمَفَاتِيحِ; الْمَفَاتِحِ al-mafātīḥi; al-mafātiḥi |
مَفَاتِيحِ; مَفَاتِحِ mafātīḥi; mafātiḥi |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: مفتاح
- Egyptian Arabic: مفتاح (muftāḥ)
- Hijazi Arabic: مفتاح (muftāḥ)
- Maltese: muftieħ
- Moroccan Arabic: مفتاح (muftāḥ)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ, “key”).
Noun
مفتاح • (miftah) (plural مفاتح)
Descendants
- Turkish: miftah
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “miftah”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3214
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “miftâh”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 770
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مفتاح”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1201
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Clavis”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[3], Vienna, column 190
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “مفتاح”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[4], Vienna, column 4805
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مفتاح”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1929
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ف ت ح |
| 5 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic مِفْتَاح (miftāḥ).
Pronunciation
Noun
مفتاح • (muftāḥ) m (plural مفاتيح (mafātīḥ))