ਫ਼ਤਿਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فتح (fath), from Arabic فَتْح (fatḥ). Possibly from an earlier Old Punjabi *ਫਤਹਿ (*phatahi), with the modern pronunciation due to the older feminine suffix. Compare Hindi फ़तह (fatah).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਫ਼ਤਿਹ • (fatihm (Shahmukhi spelling فتح)

  1. victory
  2. conquest

Synonyms

References

  • ਫ਼ਤਿਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਫਤਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.