فتح
f-t-ḥ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root فتح across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root فَتَحَ (fataḥa) primarily means "to open" something, like a door or a conduit. It extends to "conquer" a land, "explain" a problem, or "reveal" a secret.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
f-t-ḥ
Listen:
وَٱلْفَتْحُ
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Root letters:
ف — ت — ح
Word Family Tree (29 forms)
All word forms derived from the root فتح as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 20×
Noun 18×
Concordance — 38 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root فتح appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (20) · Noun (18)
Verb (20 verses — showing first 5)
Joseph 12:65
Verb
وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا۟ مَتَـٰعَهُمۡ وَجَدُوا۟ بِضَـٰعَتَهُمۡ رُدَّتۡ إِلَیۡهِمۡۖ قَالُوا۟ یَـٰۤأَبَانَا مَا نَبۡغِیۖ هَـٰذِهِۦ بِضَـٰعَتُنَا رُدَّتۡ إِلَیۡنَاۖ وَنَمِیرُ أَهۡلَنَا وَنَحۡفَظُ أَخَانَا وَنَزۡدَادُ كَیۡلَ بَعِیرࣲۖ ذَ ٰلِكَ كَیۡلࣱ یَسِیرࣱ ٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said, "O our father, what [more] could we desire? This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will obtain supplies for our family and protect our brother and obtain an increase of a camel's load; that is an easy measurement."
Abraham 14:15
Verb
وَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُوا۟ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِیدࣲ ١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they requested victory from Allah , and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant
وَلَوۡ فَتَحۡنَا عَلَیۡهِم بَابࣰا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِیهِ یَعۡرُجُونَ ١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend
The Prophets 21:96
Verb
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا فُتِحَتۡ یَأۡجُوجُ وَمَأۡجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبࣲ یَنسِلُونَ ٩٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descen
The Believers 23:77
Verb
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا فَتَحۡنَا عَلَیۡهِم بَابࣰا ذَا عَذَابࣲ شَدِیدٍ إِذَا هُمۡ فِیهِ مُبۡلِسُونَ ٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Until when We have opened before them a door of severe punishment, immediately they will be therein in despair
Derived Forms (29)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| فَتْحًا | fatḥanā | Noun | 4× | |
| فَتَحْنَا | fataḥnaā | Verb | 4× | |
| ٱلْفَتْحِ | lfatḥi | Noun | 2× | |
| فُتِحَتْ | futiḥat | Verb | 2× | |
| ٱلْفَتْحُ | lfatḥu | Noun | 2× | |
| وَٱلْفَتْحُ | walfatḥu | Noun | 1× | |
| وَفُتِحَتِ | wafutiḥati | Verb | 1× | |
| وَفَتْحٌ | wafatḥun | Noun | 1× | |
| فَفَتَحْنَآ | fafataḥnaā | Verb | 1× | |
| وَفُتِحَتْ | wafutiḥat | Verb | 1× |