fatha en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /fɑːt.hɑ/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَتْحَة (fatḥa, “an opening”), instance noun of the verb فَتَحَ (fataḥa, “to open”). Refers to the mouth position when pronouncing the /a/ vowel. Doublet of fathe, patach, and ptaha, denoting the open vowel in the Hebrew and Syriac scripts.
Meanings
- In Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.
- The vowel designated by this mark.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fatHa | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fathas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fatḥa | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
tashkil · sukun · kasra · damma · taškīl · shadda
Translations (34)
ko 파트하 (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · tg забар (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ms fathah (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · cmn 開口符 /开口符 (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · fa-ira فَتْحِه (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ms baris di atas (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ckb سەر (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · az fəthə (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ur فَتْحَہ (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · fa-cls فَتْحَه (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · de Fatha (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ms baris atas (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · uz zabar (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · kmr fetha (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · fa-ira زِبَر (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · fa-cls زَبَر (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · prs زَبَر (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ja ファトハ (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · uz fatha (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · tr fetha (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · su jabar (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · fi fatha (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ur زَبَر (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · prs فَتْحَه (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ps زور (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · tr üstün (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · kk фатха (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ru фа́тха (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · hi फ़तहा (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · tg фатҳа (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · fr fatha (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ar فَتْحَة (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · ps فتحه (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)) · hi ज़बर (in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa))