ܦܬܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܬ ܚ (p t ḥ)
8 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [pəθɑːxɑː]

Noun

ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ • (pṯāḥām

  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 ܦܬ݂ܵܚ (pṯāḥ) 1st person ܦܬ݂ܵܚܝܼ (pṯāḥī) ܦܬ݂ܵܚܲܢ (pṯāḥan)
construct ܦܬ݂ܵܚ (pṯāḥ) 2nd person ܦܬ݂ܵܚܘܼܟ݂ (pṯāḥōḵ) ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ (pṯāḥāḵ) ܦܬ݂ܵܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pṯāḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ (pṯāḥā) 3rd person ܦܬ݂ܵܚܹܗ (pṯāḥēh) ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܗ̇ (pṯāḥāh) ܦܬ݂ܵܚܗܘܿܢ (pṯāḥhōn)
plural absolute ܦܬ݂ܵܚܝܼ̈ܢ (pṯāḥīn) 1st person ܦܬ݂ܵܚܝܼ̈ (pṯāḥī) ܦܬ݂ܵܚܲܢ̈ (pṯāḥan)
construct ܦܬ݂ܵܚܲܝ̈ (pṯāḥay) 2nd person ܦܬ݂ܵܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pṯāḥōḵ) ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pṯāḥāḵ) ܦܬ݂ܵܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pṯāḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܦܬ݂ܵܚܹ̈ܐ (pṯāḥē) 3rd person ܦܬ݂ܵܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pṯāḥūh) ܦܬ݂ܵܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pṯāḥōh) ܦܬ݂ܵܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pṯāḥayhōn)

Coordinate terms

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

Noun

ܦܬܚܐ • (transliteration neededm (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] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pɛθħe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܬܚܐ • (transliteration neededm (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] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [pɑθħe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܬܚܐ • (transliteration neededm (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, page 295b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, →ISBN, page 1265b