افتتاحیه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِفْتِتَاحِيَّة (iftitāḥiyya). By surface analysis, افتتاح (eftetâh) +‎ ـیه (-iyye).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔif.ti.tɑː.hij.ˈja]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.t̪ʰɑː.ɦi.jǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.t̪ʰɑː.ɦi.jǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪf.t̪ʰɪ.t̪ʰɑːj.jǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔif.t̪ʰi.t̪ʰɔː.ji.jǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔef.t̪ʰe.t̪ʰɒː.ɦij.jé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔif.t̪ʰi.t̪ʰɔ.ɦi.jǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	iftitāhiyya
Dari reading?	iftitāhiya
Iranian reading?	eftetâhiyye
Tajik reading?	iftitohiya

Noun

Dari	افتتاحیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ифтитоҳия

افتتاحیه • (iftitāhiyya / eftetâhiyye)

1. opening ceremony

Adjective

افتتاحیه • (iftitāhiyya / eftetâhiyye)

1. opening (of ceremonies)

   مراسم افتتاحیه ― marâsem-e eftetâhiyye ― opening ceremony

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “افتتاحیة”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press