פתח

See also: פת״ח‎, פ־ת־ח‎, and פּתח‎

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic فَتَحَ‎ (fataḥa) and Hebrew פָּתַח‎.

Verb

פְּתַח • (pəṯaḥ)

  1. to open

Hebrew
Root
פ־ת־ח‎ (p-t-ḥ)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *pataḥ- (“to open”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (petûm) and Arabic فَتَحَ‎ (fataḥa).

Verb

פָּתַח • (patákh) (pa'al construction, future יִפְתַּח‎, passive participle פָּתוּחַ‎, passive counterpart נִפְתַּח‎)

  1. (chiefly transitive) to open (something)
    ‏היא פתחה את הדלת.‎‎ ― hí pat'khá ét hadélet. ― She opened the door.
    ‏באיזה שעה פותחים מחר?‎‎ ― b'éize sha'á pot'khím makhár? ― What time do they open tomorrow?
    ‏פותחים חקירה.‎‎ ― pot'khím khakirá. ― An investigation is being opened.
Conjugation
Conjugation of פָּתַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לפתוח / לִפְתֹּחַ‎
  • action noun: פְּתִיחָה‎
  • passive participle: פָּתוּחַ‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first פָּתַחְתִּי‎פָּתַחְנוּ‎
second פָּתַחְתָּ‎פָּתַחְתְּ‎פְּתַחְתֶּם‎1פְּתַחְתֶּן‎1
third פָּתַחפָּתְחָה‎פָּתְחוּ‎
present פּוֹתֵחַ‎פּוֹתַחַת‎פּוֹתְחִים‎פּוֹתְחוֹת‎
future first אֶפְתַּח‎נִפְתַּח‎
second תִּפְתַּח‎תִּפְתְּחִי‎תִּפְתְּחוּ‎תִּפְתַּחְנָה‎2
third יִפְתַּח‎תִּפְתַּח‎יִפְתְּחוּ‎תִּפְתַּחְנָה‎2
imperative פְּתַחפִּתְחִי‎פִּתְחוּ‎פְּתַחְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced פָּתַחְתֶּם‎ and פָּתַחְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

פִּתֵּחַ • (pitéakh) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of פיתח‎.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Akkadian 𒁉𒌈 (pītum) and Arabic فَتْح‎ (fatḥ). The name of the vowel point is a calque of Arabic فَتْحَة‎ (fatḥa, “fatha”).

Noun

פֶּתַח • (pétakh, pɛ́ṯaḥ) m (plural indefinite פתחים‎, singular construct פתח־, plural construct פתחי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. doorway
  2. entrance
  3. opening
Derived terms

Noun

פַּתָּח • (patákh, pattɔḥ) m

  1. The Hebrew diacritical mark patach (ִ◌ַ).

Alternative forms
  • פַּ֫תַח (pátakh, páṯaḥ)

References
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