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فاتحهُ

Root: فتح

Form: 3

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فاتحهُIII [He addressed him first]. One says, المُلُوكُ لَا تُفَاتَحُ بِالكَلَامِ [Kings shall not be addressed first with speech].
2 And, Verbal.Noun مُفَاتَحَةٌ and فِتَاحٌ, He commenced a dispute, debate, discussion, or controversy, with him: or he summoned him to the judge, and litigated with him.
3 And فاتحهُ signifies also He bargained with him and gave him nothing: in the case of his giving him, one says فاتكهُ. (IAar, TA; and O and K in art. فتك.)
4 And فاتح He compressed his wife.
5 [Also He rendered a thing easy:
6 and He was liberal. ]
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