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مَفْتُوح
open /mafˈtuːħ/
adjectiveA2#924 most common
Also: opened, unlocked, turned on (colloquial, of a device)
Example sentences
البابُ مَفْتُوح.
The door is open.
النافذةُ مَفْتُوحة.
The window is open.
المتجرُ مَفْتُوح حتى المساء.
The shop is open until the evening.
تركتُ النافذةَ مَفْتُوحةً طوالَ الليل.
I left the window open all night.
كان قلبُه مَفْتُوحاً لكلِّ الآراءِ الجديدة.
His heart was open to all the new opinions.
ظلّت أبوابُ الحوارِ مَفْتُوحةً رغمَ الخلافاتِ العميقة.
The doors of dialogue stayed open despite the deep disagreements.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَفْتُوحٌ | مَفْتُوحُونَ |
| Genitive | مَفْتُوحٍ | مَفْتُوحِينَ |
| Accusative | مَفْتُوحاً | مَفْتُوحِينَ |
| Vocative | مَفْتُوحُ | مَفْتُوحُونَ |
Word family
فَتَحَto open
مِفْتاحkeyفَتْحopening; conquestاِفْتِتاحinauguration, opening
فاتِحopener; light (of a color)
Etymology
مَفْتُوح is the passive participle of the verb فَتَحَ, 'to open.' It follows the mafʿūl pattern, which turns a root into 'something that has been done to.' The root ف-ت-ح runs across the Semitic languages and carries the basic sense of opening.
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