Fathallah, Fathalla or the Turkish variant Fethullah is a transliteration of the Arabic given name, فتح الله (Fatḥ Allāh), built from the Arabic words fath and Allah. It is one of many Arabic theophoric names, meaning "Allah's opening (God's opening)" or "God's conquest".[1]
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | Conquest of Allah (by Allah) |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Fath Allah, Fathalla |
Given name
editFathallah
edit- Fathallah Oualalou (born 1942), Moroccan politician
- Fathallah Saqqal (1898-1970), Syrian attorney, writer and government minister
- Fathallah Sijilmassi (born 1966), Moroccan politician and economist
- Fathallah al-Zani, Libyan politician
Fethullah
edit- Fethullah Gülen (1941-2024), Turkish preacher, former imam, writer and political figure. Founder of the Gülen movement (also known as Hizmet)
Surname
edit- Hesham Fathallah (born 1990), Egyptian footballer
- Mahmoud Fathalla (born 1982), Egyptian footballer
Places
edit- Fathallah barracks, the early headquarters of the Hezbollah organisation
- Kalateh-ye Fathallah, a village in Shirin Su Rural District, Maneh District, Maneh and Samalqan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran
Other
edit- Fathallah Gomla Market, a supermarket chain in Egypt
References
edit- ^ Parati: Mediterranean Crossroads: Migration Literature in Italy, 201.