Where does “pātiha'” come from?

pātiha' (Tausug) comes from Arabic فاتحة, from Arabic فَتَحَ, from Arabic ت — Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...

pātiha' (Tausug): the opening chapter of the Qur'an; fatiha

Definitions

  1. the opening chapter of the Qur'an; fatiha

Ancestry of “pātiha'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفاتحةstart, beginning, commencement; preface,...
2Arabicفَتَحَto open, conquer; to open, to conquer
3ArabicتForm of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...
Every word from Arabic ت →Every word from Arabic فَتَحَ →Every word from Arabic فاتحة →