פּתח־אַלף

Yiddish

Etymology

פּתח (pasekh) +‎ אַלף (alef), indicating that it is aleph with a patach.

Noun

פּתח־אַלף • (pasekh-alef) m or f

1. The name of the letter אַ, a variant of א which is pronounced as an open central unrounded vowel.

See also

• שטומער־אַלף (shtumer alef)
• קמץ־אַלף (komets alef)