פתח

See also: פת״ח, פ־ת־ח, and פּתח

Aramaic

פְּתַח • (pəṯaḥ)

Root
פ־ת־ח (p-t-kh)
9 terms

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

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

Conjugation of פָּתַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לפתוח / לִפְתֹּחַ action noun: פְּתִיחָה passive participle: פָּתוּחַ
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	פָּתַחְתִּי		פָּתַחְנוּ
	second	פָּתַחְתָּ	פָּתַחְתְּ	פְּתַחְתֶּם¹	פְּתַחְתֶּן¹
	third	פָּתַח	פָּתְחָה	פָּתְחוּ
present		פּוֹתֵחַ	פּוֹתַחַת	פּוֹתְחִים	פּוֹתְחוֹת
future	first	אֶפְתַּח		נִפְתַּח
	second	תִּפְתַּח	תִּפְתְּחִי	תִּפְתְּחוּ	תִּפְתַּחְנָה²
	third	יִפְתַּח	תִּפְתַּח	יִפְתְּחוּ	תִּפְתַּחְנָה²
imperative		פְּתַח	פִּתְחִי	פִּתְחוּ	פְּתַחְנָה²
notes		Pronounced פָּתַחְתֶּם and פָּתַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

פִּתֵּחַ • (pitéakh, pittéaḥ) (pi'el construction)

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

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

פַּתָּח • (patákh, pattɔḥ) m