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فَتَحَ — يَفْتَحُ
He opened — he opens.
From the root ف ت ح, the common noun مِفْتَاحٌ means a key. Its mīm has kasrah, fāʾ has sukūn, and an alif follows tāʾ before the final ḥāʾ.
مِفْتَاحٌ — مِفْتَاحَانِ — مَفَاتِيحُ
Mafātīḥ names multiple keys. It should not be confused with the verbal noun فَتْحٌ (opening) or the agent noun فَاتِحٌ (one who opens).

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Miftāḥ: the instrument for opening

Ism al-Ālah: Definition, Three Patterns, Paradigms and Formation

فَتَحَ — يَفْتَحُ
He opened — he opens.
From the root ف ت ح, the common noun مِفْتَاحٌ means a key. Its mīm has kasrah, fāʾ has sukūn, and an alif follows tāʾ before the final ḥāʾ.
مِفْتَاحٌ — مِفْتَاحَانِ — مَفَاتِيحُ
Mafātīḥ names multiple keys. It should not be confused with the verbal noun فَتْحٌ (opening) or the agent noun فَاتِحٌ (one who opens).