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Where does “fatiha” come from?

fatiha (Swahili) comes from Arabic فَاتِحَة — beginning.

fatiha (Swahili): prelude

Definitions

  1. prelude

Ancestry of “fatiha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَاتِحَةbeginning
Every word from Arabic فَاتِحَة →