Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/pataḥ-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Noun

*pataḥ-

  1. to open

Inflection

Conjugation of *pataḥ- (paʕala)
verbal noun *patḥ-
active participle *pātiḥ-
passive participle *patīḥ-, *patūḥ-
singular dual plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m *pataḥku *pataḥka *pataḥa *pataḥkayā *pataḥkā *pataḥā *pataḥna *pataḥkanu *pataḥū
f *pataḥki *pataḥat *pataḥatā *pataḥkina *pataḥā
imperfect m *ʔaptaḥ *taptaḥ *yiptaḥ *taptaḥā *yaptaḥā *niptaḥ *taptaḥū *yiptaḥū
f *taptaḥī *taptaḥ *taptaḥā *taptaḥā *yiptaḥā
imperative m *pataḥ *pataḥā *pataḥū
f *pataḥī *pataḥā

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (petûm)
  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
    • Ethiopian Semitic:
      • Ge'ez: ፈተሐ (fätäḥä)