פתח

See also: פת״ח and פּתח

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic فَتَحَ (fataḥa) and Hebrew פָּתַח.

Verb

פְּתַח • (pəṯaḥ)

1. to open

Hebrew

Root
פ־ת־ח (p-t-kh)
8 terms

Etymology 1

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

Verb

פָּתַח • (patákh, pɔṯaḥ) (pa'al construction, future יִפְתַּח, passive participle פָּתוּחַ, passive counterpart נִפְתַּח)

1. (chiefly transitive) to open (something)

   היא פתחה את הדלת. ― hí pat'khá ét hadélet. ― She opened the door.

   באיזה שעה פותחים מחר?

   b'éze sha'á pot'khím makhár?

   What time do they open tomorrow?

   פותחים חקירה. ― pot'khím khakirá. ― An investigation is being opened.

2. (figuratively) to start [with בְּ־]

   הם פתחו במלחמה. ― hém patkhú bemilkhamá. ― They started a war.

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּתַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לפתוח / לִפְתֹּחַ
		action noun		פְּתִיחָה
		passive participle		פָּתוּחַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	פָּתַחְתִּי		פָּתַחְנוּ
	second	פָּתַחְתָּ	פָּתַחְתְּ	פְּתַחְתֶּם1	פְּתַחְתֶּן1
	third	פָּתַח	פָּתְחָה	פָּתְחוּ
present		פּוֹתֵחַ	פּוֹתַחַת	פּוֹתְחִים	פּוֹתְחוֹת
future	first	אֶפְתַּח		נִפְתַּח
	second	תִּפְתַּח	תִּפְתְּחִי	תִּפְתְּחוּ	תִּפְתַּחְנָה2
	third	יִפְתַּח	תִּפְתַּח	יִפְתְּחוּ	תִּפְתַּחְנָה2
imperative		פְּתַח	פִּתְחִי	פִּתְחוּ	פְּתַחְנָה2

¹ Pronounced פָּתַחְתֶּם and פָּתַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

פִּתֵּחַ • (pitéakh, pittéaḥ) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of פיתח.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

1. doorway
2. entrance
3. opening

Derived terms

• פתח תקווה / פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה (pétakh tikvá, pɛṯaḥ tiqwɔ̂)

Noun

פַּתָּח • (patákh, pattɔḥ) m

1. patach

   Alternative form: פַּתַח (pátakh, páṯaḥ)

References

• H6607 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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Anagrams

• חפת, פ־ת־ח, פת״ח