patach

English

Etymology

From Hebrew פַּתַח.

Noun

patach

1. A vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 125:

     Some replace the patah under the letter hay with a kametz and say Elohoi to indicate this grammatical pause.