ܦܬܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܬ ܚ (p t ḥ)
6 terms

From Aramaic פְּתַח (pəṯaḥ), from Proto-Semitic *pataḥ-; compare Arabic فَتَحَ (fataḥa), Hebrew פָּתַח (patákh) and Akkadian 𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (petûm)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [paːθeːx]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [paːθɪx]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [paːtɪːx]

Verb

ܦܵܬ݂ܹܚ • (pāṯēḥ) (present participle ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ (pṯāḥā), past participle ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ (pṯīḥā))

1. (transitive, intransitive) to open

   ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ. ― pṯīḥ lī tarˁā. ― I opened the door.

   ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܟܡܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܬ݂ܚܝܼ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ؟ ― šāˁaṯ kmā bit pāṯḥī qudmē? ― What time will they open tomorrow?

   ܗܘܼܡܙܸܡ ܠܝܼ ܥܲܡܹܗ ܘܠܸܒܹܗ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ. ― I spoke to him and he was pleased (literally, “his heart opened.”)

2. to turn on a tap or valve

   ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ ܦܸܬܝܘܿܢ ― pṯīḥ lī pityōn ― I turned on the faucet

3. (with ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ (liššānā, “tongue, language”)) (usually of children) to start speaking, use language for the first time

   ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܗ̇ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ― pṯīḥ lēh liššānāh qalūlā ― She started speaking at an early age. (literally, “Her tongue opened quickly.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܦܵܬܹܚ (pātēḥ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ (ptīḥ lī)	ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ptīḥ lūḵ)	ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ (ptīḥ lēh)	ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ (ptīḥ lan)	ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ptīḥ lāwḵōn)	ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ptīḥ lhōn)
	f		ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ptīḥ lāḵ)	ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܵܗ̇ (ptīḥ lāh)
non-past	m	ܦܵܬܚܹܢ (pātḥēn)	ܦܵܬܚܹܬ (pātḥēt)	ܦܵܬܹܚ (pātēḥ)	ܦܵܬܚܲܚ (pātḥaḥ)	ܦܵܬܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (pātḥītōn)	ܦܵܬܚܝܼ (pātḥī)
	f	ܦܵܬܚܵܢ (pātḥān)	ܦܵܬܚܵܬܝ (pātḥāt)	ܦܵܬܚܵܐ (pātḥā)
imperative	m		ܦܬܘܿܚ (ptōḥ)			ܦܬܘܿܚܘܼܢ (ptōḥūn)
	f		ܦܬܘܿܚܝ (ptōḥ)