ܦܬܝܚܐ

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

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pəθiːxɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pətiːxɑː]

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)

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

• ܦܲܠܓܘܼ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ (palgū pṯīḥā, “ajar”)