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 ܦܸܬܝܘܿܢptiḥ lī pityonI turned on the faucet

Conjugation

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