"مفتاح" meaning in Arabic

See مفتاح in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mif.taːħ/, /muf.taːħ/ [Hijazi] Audio: Ar-مفتاح.ogg
Etymology: Tool noun from the verb فَتَحَ (fataḥa, “to open”). Compare Hebrew מַפְתֵּחַ (maftéakh). Etymology templates: {{ar-tool noun}} Tool noun, {{cog|he|מַפְתֵּחַ|tr=maftéakh}} Hebrew מַפְתֵּחַ (maftéakh) Head templates: {{ar-noun|مِفْتَاح|m|pl=مَفَاتِيح|pl2=مَفَاتِح}} مِفْتَاح • (miftāḥ) m (plural مَفَاتِيح (mafātīḥ) or مَفَاتِح (mafātiḥ)) Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|مِفْتَاح|pl=مَفَاتِيح|pl2=مَفَاتِح}} Forms: مِفْتَاح [canonical], miftāḥ [romanization], مَفَاتِيح [plural], مَفَاتِح [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], مِفْتَاح [indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الْمِفْتَاح [definite, informal, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاح [construct, informal, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحٌ [indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الْمِفْتَاحُ [definite, nominative, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحُ [construct, nominative, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحًا [accusative, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْمِفْتَاحَ [accusative, definite, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحَ [accusative, construct, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحٍ [genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْمِفْتَاحِ [definite, genitive, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحِ [construct, genitive, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحَيْن [dual, indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الْمِفْتَاحَيْن [definite, dual, informal, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحَيْ [construct, dual, informal, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحَانِ [dual, indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الْمِفْتَاحَانِ [definite, dual, nominative, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحَا [construct, dual, nominative, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحَيْنِ [accusative, dual, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْمِفْتَاحَيْنِ [accusative, definite, dual, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحَيْ [accusative, construct, dual, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحَيْنِ [dual, genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْمِفْتَاحَيْنِ [definite, dual, genitive, singular, triptote], مِفْتَاحَيْ [construct, dual, genitive, singular, triptote], مَفَاتِيح [broken-form, diptote, indefinite, informal, plural], مَفَاتِح [broken-form, diptote, indefinite, informal, plural], الْمَفَاتِيح [broken-form, definite, diptote, informal, plural], الْمَفَاتِح [broken-form, definite, diptote, informal, plural], مَفَاتِيح [broken-form, construct, diptote, informal, plural], مَفَاتِح [broken-form, construct, diptote, informal, plural], مَفَاتِيحُ [broken-form, diptote, indefinite, nominative, plural], مَفَاتِحُ [broken-form, diptote, indefinite, nominative, plural], الْمَفَاتِيحُ [broken-form, definite, diptote, nominative, plural], الْمَفَاتِحُ [broken-form, definite, diptote, nominative, plural], مَفَاتِيحُ [broken-form, construct, diptote, nominative, plural], مَفَاتِحُ [broken-form, construct, diptote, nominative, plural], مَفَاتِيحَ [accusative, broken-form, diptote, indefinite, plural], مَفَاتِحَ [accusative, broken-form, diptote, indefinite, plural], الْمَفَاتِيحَ [accusative, broken-form, definite, diptote, plural], الْمَفَاتِحَ [accusative, broken-form, definite, diptote, plural], مَفَاتِيحَ [accusative, broken-form, construct, diptote, plural], مَفَاتِحَ [accusative, broken-form, construct, diptote, plural], مَفَاتِيحَ [broken-form, diptote, genitive, indefinite, plural], مَفَاتِحَ [broken-form, diptote, genitive, indefinite, plural], الْمَفَاتِيحِ [broken-form, definite, diptote, genitive, plural], الْمَفَاتِحِ [broken-form, definite, diptote, genitive, plural], مَفَاتِيحِ [broken-form, construct, diptote, genitive, plural], مَفَاتِحِ [broken-form, construct, diptote, genitive, plural]
  1. key (to a door) Synonyms: مِفْتَح
    Sense id: en-مفتاح-ar-noun-X7lPJDDR
  2. key (on a piano or other keyboard instrument)
    Sense id: en-مفتاح-ar-noun-6KfVThDT Categories (other): Arabic terms with collocations, Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural, Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular, Arabic nouns with broken plural Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 11 73 16 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic diptote broken plural: 27 41 31 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular: 28 41 31 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with broken plural: 27 42 31
  3. (figuratively) key (crucial step) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-مفتاح-ar-noun-bsyk9lRH Categories (other): Arabic terms with collocations
     
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          "english": "key of happiness",
          "roman": "miftāḥu s-saʕādati",
          "text": "مِفْتَاحُ ٱلسَّعَادَةِ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "key (crucial step)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) key (crucial step)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mif.taːħ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ar-مفتاح.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cf/Ar-%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD.ogg/Ar-%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Ar-%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/muf.taːħ/",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "مفتاح"
}

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