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fatha in Arabic

فَتْحَة fatḥa

/fɑːt.hɑ/

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fatha in Arabic: فَتْحَة (fatḥa). In English, fatha means in Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.

Arabic words for fatha

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)
فَتْحَة fatḥa

English meaning of fatha

  1. noun In Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.
  2. noun The vowel designated by this mark.
  3. noun Father.

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Questions about fatha in Arabic

What is the meaning of fatha in Arabic?
Fatha in Arabic is فَتْحَة (fatḥa).
ما معنى كلمة fatha؟
Fatha: فَتْحَة (fatḥa).
What does fatha mean in English?
Fatha means in Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.

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