ܦܬܝܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܬ ܚ (p t ḥ)
6 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic פּתִיחָא (pṯīḥā), equivalent to the passive participle of ܦܵܬ݂ܹܚ (pāṯēḥ, “to open”); compare Arabic مَفْتُوح (maftūḥ) and Hebrew פָּתוּחַ (patúakh).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pəθiːxɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [pətiːxɑː]

Adjective

ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ • (pṯīḥā) (feminine ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܬܵܐ (pṯīḥtā), plural ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (pṯīḥē))

1. open, unlocked

   Antonyms: ܕܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (dḇīrā), ܐ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܡܵܐ (čīmā), ܣܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (sḵīrā), ܙܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (zḡīrā)

   ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― tarˁā pṯīḥā ìlēh. ― The door is open

   ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܓܵܘ ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ ― kē ˁāḇrī gāw kāwē pṯīḥē ― They get in through the open windows

   ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܡܵܢܹܐ. ― dikkānā pṯīḥā ìlēh min šāˁaṯ tmānē. ― The shop is open from eight o’clock

   ܦܝܼܫ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ ― pīš ḥakmā šūˀālē pṯīḥē ― There remain some open questions

2. (grammar) followed by the vowel sign pṯāḥā

   Coordinate terms: ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā), ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ (zlīmā), ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥḇīṣā), ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (rḇīṣā), ܪܘܝܼܚܵܐ (rwīḥā)

Usage notes

• (pṯāḥā): This is usually used in the feminine form since the names of the letters are feminine.

Derived terms

• ܦܲܠܓܘܼ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ (palgū pṯīḥā, “ajar”)