ܦܬܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܬ ܚ‎ (p t ḥ)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic פְּתַח‎ (pəṯaḥ), from Proto-Semitic *pataḥ-; compare Arabic فَتَحَ‎ (fataḥa), Hebrew פָּתַח‎ (patákh) and Akkadian 𒉿𒌅𒌑𒌝 (petûm)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [paːteːx]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [paːθɪx]

Verb

ܦܵܬܹܚ • (pātēḥ) (present participle ܦܬܵܚܵܐ‎ (ptāḥā), past participle ܦܬܝܼܚܵܐ‎ (ptīḥā))

  1. to open (to make something accessible or allow for passage)
    ‏ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ.‎‎ ― ptiḥ lī tarʿā. ― I opened the door.
    ‏ܫܵܥܬܵܐ ܟܡܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܬܚܝܼ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ؟‎‎ ― šāʿtā kmā bit pātḥī qudmē? ― What time will they open tomorrow?
    ‏ܗܘܼܡܙܸܡ ܠܝܼ ܥܲܡܹܗ ܘܠܸܒܹܗ ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ.‎‎ ― I spoke to him and he was pleased (literally, “his heart opened.”)
  2. to turn on a tap or valve
    ‏ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ ܦܸܬܝܘܿܢ‎ ― ptiḥ lī pityon ― I turned on the faucet

Conjugation

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