Fatah

F4A1T1A1H4

proper noun

A major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

OriginArabic فَتْح →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

    Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas's overzealousness and repression.

    2009 January 8, Nicholas D. Kristof, “The Gaza Boomerang”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Arabicفَتْح
  2. EnglishFatah

From Arabic فَتْح (fatḥ), a reverse acronym (meaning literally "conquest, victory or an outcome") for حَرَكَة اَلتَّحْرِير اَلْوَطَنِيّ اَلْفِلَسْطِينِيّ (ḥaraka(t) at-taḥrīr al-waṭaniyy al-filasṭīniyy, “Palestinian National Liberation Movement”).

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Translations

Arabic فَتْح, حَرَكَة فَتْح
  • فَتْح (fatḥ)Fatah
  • حَرَكَة فَتْح (ḥarakat fatḥ)Fatah
Bulgarian Фатах
  • Фатах (Fatah)Fatah
Chinese Mandarin 法塔赫
  • 法塔赫 (Fǎtǎhè)Fatah
French Fatah
  • FatahFatah
German Fatah
  • FatahFatah
Hebrew פת״ח
  • פת״חFatah
Hindi फ़तह
  • फ़तह (fatah)Fatah
Japanese ファタハ
  • ファタハ (Fataha)Fatah
Korean 파타
  • 파타 (pata)Fatah
Persian فتح
  • فتحFatah
Portuguese Fatah
  • FatahFatah
Russian ФАТХ, Фата́х
  • ФАТХ (FATX)Fatah
  • Фата́х (Fatáx)Fatah
Spanish Fatah
  • FatahFatah
Turkish El Fetih
  • El FetihFatah

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Fatah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fatah

MLA

“Fatah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fatah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fatah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fatah.

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