See also: פת״ח, פ־ת־ח, and פּתח

Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Arabic فَتَحَ (fataḥa) and Hebrew פָּתַח.

Verb edit

פְּתַח (pəṯaḥ)

  1. to open

Hebrew edit

Root
פ־ת־ח (p-t-kh)

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Semitic *pataḥ- (to open). Cognate with Akkadian 𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (petûm) and Arabic فَتَحَ (fataḥa).

Verb edit

פָּתַח (patákh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, future יִפְתַּח, passive participle פָּתוּחַ, passive counterpart נִפְתַּח)

  1. (chiefly transitive) to open (something)
    היא פתחה את הדלת.pat'khá ét hadélet.She opened the door.
    באיזה שעה פותחים מחר?b'éize sha'á pot'khím makhár?What time do they open tomorrow?
    פותחים חקירה.pot'khím khakirá.An investigation is being opened.
Conjugation edit

Verb edit

פִּתֵּחַ (pitéakh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of פיתח.

Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Akkadian 𒁉𒌈 (pītum) and Arabic فَتْح (fatḥ). The name of the vowel point is a calque of Arabic فَتْحَة (fatḥa, fatha).

Noun edit

פֶּתַח (pétakh, pɛ́ṯaḥm (plural indefinite פתחים, singular construct פתח־, plural construct פתחי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. doorway
  2. entrance
  3. opening
Derived terms edit

Noun edit

פַּתָּח (patákh, pattɔḥm

  1. The Hebrew diacritical mark patach (ִ◌ַ).

Alternative forms edit

  • פַּ֫תַח (pátakh, páṯaḥ)

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