مفتاح

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مفتاح

/mif.taːħ/
/muf.taːħ/ Hijazi

Where it comes from

Tool noun from the verb فَتَحَ (fataḥa, “to open”). Compare Hebrew מַפְתֵּחַ (maftéakh).

noun مِفْتَاح · miftāḥ · مَفَاتِيح · مَفَاتِح · الْمِفْتَاح

key (to a door)
Similar: مِفْتَح
key (on a piano or other keyboard instrument) لَوْحَةُ مَفَاتِيحَ
figuratively key (crucial step) مِفْتَاحُ ٱلسَّعَادَةِ
railroad switch, turnout, points

In English

key device designed to open and close a lock
points movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another

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مفتاح. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مفتاح},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}