فاتحهُ

[He addressed him first]. One says, المُلُوكُ لَا تُفَاتَحُ بِالكَلَامِ (tropical:) [Kings shall not be addressed first with speech]. (A.)

And, (A, K, * TA,) verbal noun مُفَاتَحَةٌ and فِتَاحٌ, (assumed tropical:) He commenced a dispute, debate, discussion, or controversy, with him: (TA:) or (tropical:) he summoned him to the judge, and litigated with him. (A, K, * TA.)

And فاتحهُ signifies also (tropical:) He bargained with him and gave him nothing: in the case of his giving him, one says فاتكهُ. (IAar, TA; and O and K in article فتك.)

And فاتح (assumed tropical:) He compressed (K, TA) his wife. (TA.)

[Also (assumed tropical:) He rendered a thing easy:

and (assumed tropical:) He was liberal. (Freytag, from the Deewán of the Hudhalees.)]