Fatiha

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A prayer for the dead.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The first sura of the Qur'an.

Example

More examples

"I opened the Quran and read the Fatiha."

Etymology

From Arabic ٱلۡفَاتِحَةِ (l-fātiḥati, “The Opening”).

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