fetaħ

From Arabic فَتَحَ (fataḥa).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.taħ/

fetaħ (imperfect jiftaħ or jeftaħ, past participle miftuħ, verbal noun ftuħ or (rare) ftiħ)

1. (transitive) to open

   Antonym: għalaq

   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pika”, in Fl-Arena:

     Il-għażla tar-rebbieħ
     kienet tqila bis-sħiħ,
     u Marzu Marzellu
     fetaħ ir-rixtellu,
     u tax-xita fir-raxx
     parpar baxx baxx.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (transitive) to inaugurate
3. (transitive) to establish, to begin
4. (transitive) to turn, to switch on

   Synonym: xegħel

5. (transitive) to sprain
6. (transitive) to plough
7. (intransitive) to cause diarrhea
8. (intransitive) to bud
9. (intransitive, of color) to become lighter
10. (intransitive) to clear up (of stormy weather)
11. (intransitive, archaic outside fixed expressions) to provide

    Alla jiftaħ dirgħajh ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)