Word Study
fatiha
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fatiha has 1 sense
- fatiha(n = noun.communication) fatihah - the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers; Array is a kind of sura
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fatiha, n. (also Fatihah) the short first sura of the Koran, used by Muslims as a prayer.
Etymology
Arab. fatiha opening f. fataha to open
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