اِفْتَتَحَ (aiftataḥa)to open

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb اِفْتَتَحَ (aiftataḥa) — “to open”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: اِفْتَتَحَ يَفْتَتِحُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
اِفْتَتَحَ aiftataḥaيَفْتَتِحُ yaftatiḥuاِفْتَتِحْ aiftatiḥاِفْتِتَاحٌ aiftitaāḥun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to open

    • اِفْتَتَحَ المَتْجَرَ الجَدِيدَ.He opened the new store.
    • اِفْتَتَحَ الرَّئِيسُ المُؤْتَمَرَ الدَّوْلِيَّ بِكَلِمَةٍ هَامَّةٍ.The president opened the international conference with an important speech.
    • أَلَمْ تَفْتَتِحْ هَذِهِ القَاعَةُ أَبْوَابَهَا لِلْجُمْهُورِ بَعْدُ؟Hasn't this hall opened its doors to the public yet?
  2. 2. to begin

    • يَفْتَتِحُ الْمُدِيرُ الِاجْتِمَاعَ فِي تَمَامِ السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ.The manager begins the meeting exactly at nine o'clock.
  3. 3. to inaugurate, to open (officially)

    • اِفْتَتَحَ الرَّئِيسُ المَشْرُوعَ الجَدِيدَ.The president inaugurated the new project.
    • تَفْتَتِحُ الشَّرِكَةُ فَرْعًا جَدِيدًا فِي العَاصِمَةِ.The company is opening a new branch in the capital.
    • مَتَى سَتَفْتَتِحُونَ المَعْرِضَ الفَنِّيَّ؟When will you inaugurate the art exhibition?
  4. 4. to start

    • اِفْتَتَحَ الْمُهَنْدِسُ الْمَشْرُوعَ الْجَدِيدَ الْيَوْمَ.The engineer started the new project today.
    • يَفْتَتِحُ الْمَتْجَرُ أَبْوَابَهُ لِلزَّبَائِنِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ الْبَاكِرِ.The store starts its doors for customers early in the morning.
    • اِفْتَتَحَتِ الْجَامِعَةُ قِسْمًا جَدِيدًا لِلدِّرَاسَاتِ الْعُلْيَا.The university started a new department for postgraduate studies.
  5. 5. to begin with

    • يَفْتَتِحُ الْمَتْجَرُ أَبْوَابَهُ فِي السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ صَبَاحًا.The store begins its opening at nine in the morning.
    • اِفْتَتِحْ كِتَابَكَ عَلَى الصَّفْحَةِ الْعَاشِرَةِ.Begin your book on page ten.
  6. 6. to conquer

    • افْتَتَحَ القَائِدُ المَدِينَةَ بَعْدَ حِصَارٍ طَوِيلٍ.The leader conquered the city after a long siege.
    • يَأْمُلُ الجَيْشُ أَنْ يَفْتَتِحَ القَلْعَةَ قَرِيبًا.The army hopes to conquer the fortress soon.
    • افْتَتَحَ المُسْلِمُونَ الأَنْدَلُسَ فِي زَمَنٍ قَدِيمٍ.The Muslims conquered Andalusia in ancient times.

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