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title: "مَفْتُوح (maftūḥ) meaning in Arabic: open"
description: "مَفْتُوح (maftūḥ) means “open”. Root ف·ت·ح, pattern مَفْعُول, level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/maftuh"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# مَفْتُوح

*maftūḥ* · **open**

مَفْتُوح (maftūḥ) is an Arabic adjective meaning “open”. It is built on the root ف·ت·ح in the pattern مَفْعُول. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: ف·ت·ح
- Pattern: مَفْعُول
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ف·ت·ح

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ف·ت·ح with مَفْتُوح; each opens its own entry.

- [فَتَحَ](https://fasaha.app/w/fatahat) — fataḥa, to open (A1)
- [مِفْتَاح](https://fasaha.app/w/miftah) — miftāḥ, key (A1)

## How to read مَفْتُوح, letter by letter

5 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ف — فاء (fāʾ): f
- ت — تاء (tāʾ): t
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat

## Questions about مَفْتُوح

### What is the root of مَفْتُوح?

The root of مَفْتُوح is ف·ت·ح. Words built on the same root include فَتَحَ (to open), مِفْتَاح (key).

### What pattern does مَفْتُوح follow?

مَفْتُوح follows the pattern مَفْعُول, with the root letters ف·ت·ح poured into it.

### What level is مَفْتُوح?

Fasaha first uses مَفْتُوح at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)