ܦܬܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܬ ܚ (p t ḥ)
6 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic فَتْح (fatḥ) and Hebrew פֶּתַח (pétakh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pəθɑːxɑː]

Noun

ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ • (pṯāḥā) m

1. opening
2. doorway, gateway
3. open book; the two pages that are exposed while a book is open
4. mountain pole
5. (military) assault, storm
6. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /a/

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܦܬ݂ܵܚܲܢ (pṯāḥan)
	construct	ܦܬ݂ܵܚ (pṯāḥ)		2nd person	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܘܼܟ݂ (pṯāḥūḵ)	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ (pṯāḥāḵ)	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pṯāḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ (pṯāḥā)		3rd person	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܹܗ (pṯāḥēh)	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܗ̇ (pṯāḥāh)	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܗܘܿܢ (pṯāḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܝܼ̈ (pṯāḥī)		ܦܬ݂ܵܚܲܢ̈ (pṯāḥan)
	construct	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܲܝ̈ (pṯāḥay)		2nd person	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pṯāḥūḵ)	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pṯāḥāḵ)	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pṯāḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܹ̈ܐ (pṯāḥē)		3rd person	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pṯāḥūh)	ܦܬ݂ܵܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pṯāḥōh)	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pṯāḥhōn)

Coordinate terms

(Vowels) ܙܵܘܥܹ̈ܐ (zāwˁē); ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ (pṯāḥā, “a”, literally “opening”), ܙܩܵܦܵܐ (zqāpā, “ā”, literally “erecting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ (zlāmā pšīqā, “i, e”, literally “easy slanting”), ܙܠܵܡܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (zlāmā qišyā, “ē”, literally “hard slanting”), ܪܘܵܚܵܐ (rwāḥā, “ō”, literally “expanding”), ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (rḇāṣā, “ū”, literally “pressing”), ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā, “ī”, literally “thronging”),

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܦ-ܬ-ܚ related to opening. Compare Arabic فَتْح (fatḥ) and Hebrew פֶּתַח (péṯaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)θɑħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə)θɑħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܬܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܬܚܐ)

1. opening
2. door, gate
3. preface, chapter
4. open book; the two pages that are exposed while a book is open
5. commencement, institution
6. mountain pole
7. (military) assault, storm
8. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /a/

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܬܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܬܚ		1st person	ܦܬܚܝ		ܦܬܚܢ
	construct	ܦܬܚ		2nd person	ܦܬܚܟ	ܦܬܚܟܝ	ܦܬܚܟܘܢ	ܦܬܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܚܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܗܘܢ	ܦܬܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܬܚܝܢ		1st person	ܦܬܚܝ		ܦܬܚܝܢ
	construct	ܦܬܚܝ		2nd person	ܦܬܚܝܟ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝ	ܦܬܚܝܟܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܚܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܚܘܗܝ	ܦܬܚܝܗ	ܦܬܚܝܗܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܬ-ܚ related to opening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛθħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɛθħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܬܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܬܚܐ)

1. opening
2. explanation
3. sceptre

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܬܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܬܚ		1st person	ܦܬܚܝ		ܦܬܚܢ
	construct	ܦܬܚ		2nd person	ܦܬܚܟ	ܦܬܚܟܝ	ܦܬܚܟܘܢ	ܦܬܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܚܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܗܘܢ	ܦܬܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܬܚܝܢ		1st person	ܦܬܚܝ		ܦܬܚܝܢ
	construct	ܦܬܚܝ		2nd person	ܦܬܚܝܟ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝ	ܦܬܚܝܟܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܚܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܚܘܗܝ	ܦܬܚܝܗ	ܦܬܚܝܗܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܦ-ܬ-ܚ related to opening. Compare Arabic فَاتِح (fātiḥ) and Hebrew פֹּתֵחַ (pōṯēaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɑθħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [pɑθħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܦܬܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܦܬܚܐ)

1. anything that opens; opener

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܬܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܬܚ		1st person	ܦܬܚܝ		ܦܬܚܢ
	construct	ܦܬܚ		2nd person	ܦܬܚܟ	ܦܬܚܟܝ	ܦܬܚܟܘܢ	ܦܬܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܚܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܗܘܢ	ܦܬܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܬܚܝܢ		1st person	ܦܬܚܝ		ܦܬܚܝܢ
	construct	ܦܬܚܝ		2nd person	ܦܬܚܝܟ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝ	ܦܬܚܝܟܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܬܚܐ		3rd person	ܦܬܚܘܗܝ	ܦܬܚܝܗ	ܦܬܚܝܗܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ptḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 295b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 470a-b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1265b