Home › Arabic › Glossary › to turn on (a light)
Arabic vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "to turn on (a light)" in Arabic?
يفتح
Yiftah
In Arabic, "to turn on (a light)" is يفتح.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Arabic learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Yiftah, pronounced 'yif-TAH' with the stress on the final syllable, same as 'open' which it often is.
Writing and usage
Five letters: ya, fa (ف), ta (ت), ha (ح). Same word as 'open' because turning on a light is like opening it.
Example sentence
فتح النور في الأوضة.
He turned on the light in the room.
Test your Arabic knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember يفتح
Yiftah is 'open' because you open or unlock the light to let it flow.
Related words
- brush يغسل Yighsil
- climb up يتسلق Yitsallaq
- cut يقطع Yi'attaA
- insert يـِد َخّـَل Yidkhkhal
- make يتصل Yittisil
- shoot يضرب نار Yidrab naar
- take from ياخذ من Yaekhud min
- wake up يصحى Yisha
- wash يغسل Yighsil
Browse all Arabic words in the glossary.
Questions about يفتح
How do you say "to turn on (a light)" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "to turn on (a light)" is يفتح. It is a noun.
How is يفتح written in Arabic?
Five letters: ya, fa (ف), ta (ت), ha (ح). Same word as 'open' because turning on a light is like opening it.
How is يفتح used in a sentence?
Use يفتح as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: فتح النور في الأوضة. (He turned on the light in the room.).
Where can I practice Arabic words for free?
You can play free Arabic minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Arabic glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"To turn on (a light)" in other languages
Curated by Jack Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Arabic language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town