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 (pṯāḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܬ݂ܵܚܝܼ (pṯāḥī)		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 (p-t-ḥ) 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܬܚ	ܦܬܚܝܢ
construct	ܦܬܚ	ܦܬܚܝ
emphatic	ܦܬܚܐ	ܦܬܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܬܚܝ	ܦܬܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܬܚܟ	ܦܬܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܬܚܟܝ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܬܚܢ	ܦܬܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܬܚܟܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܬܚܟܝܢ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܬܚܗܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܬܚܗܝܢ	ܦܬܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܬ-ܚ (p-t-ḥ) 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܬܚ	ܦܬܚܝܢ
construct	ܦܬܚ	ܦܬܚܝ
emphatic	ܦܬܚܐ	ܦܬܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܬܚܝ	ܦܬܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܬܚܟ	ܦܬܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܬܚܟܝ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܬܚܢ	ܦܬܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܬܚܟܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܬܚܟܝܢ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܬܚܗܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܬܚܗܝܢ	ܦܬܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܦ-ܬ-ܚ (p-t-ḥ) 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܬܚ	ܦܬܚܝܢ
construct	ܦܬܚ	ܦܬܚܝ
emphatic	ܦܬܚܐ	ܦܬܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܬܚܝ	ܦܬܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܬܚܟ	ܦܬܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܬܚܟܝ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܬܚܗ	ܦܬܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܬܚܢ	ܦܬܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܬܚܟܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܬܚܟܝܢ	ܦܬܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܬܚܗܘܢ	ܦܬܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܬܚܗܝܢ	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