Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fatiha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: fati-ha
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The first sura of the Qur'an.

noun

A prayer for the dead.

Etymology

From Arabic ٱلۡفَاتِحَةِ (l-fātiḥati, “The Opening”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ٱلۡفَاتِحَةِ

Inflected Forms

fatihas (plural)

Synonyms

Opening

Questions

What does fatiha mean?: The first sura of the Qur'an.
Where does fatiha come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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