patach

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew פַּתַח. Doublet of fatha.

Noun

patach (plural pataches or patachim)

  2. A vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.
    • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 125:
      Some replace the patah under the letter hay with a kametz and say Elohoi to indicate this grammatical pause.
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