פתח

See also: פת״ח and פּתח

Aramaic

פְּתַח • (pəṯaḥ)

Root
פ־ת־ח (p-t-kh)
8 terms

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

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

(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.
(figuratively) to start [with בְּ־]
הם פתחו במלחמה. ― hém patkhú bemilkhamá. ― They started a war.

Conjugation of **פָּתַח** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לפתוח / לִפְתֹּחַ
		action noun		פְּתִיחָה
		passive participle		פָּתוּחַ

finite forms		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	positive	פְּתַח	פִּתְחִי	פִּתְחוּ	פְּתַחְנָה²
imperative	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Commonly pronounced פָּתַחְתֶּם and פָּתַחְתֶּן in Modern Hebrew (by analogy with other past forms).
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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

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

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

פַּתָּח • (patákh, pattɔḥ) m