פתח

See also: פת״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-kh)
8 terms

Etymology 1

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

Verb

פָּתַח • (patákh, pɔṯaḥ) (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'éze sha'á pot'khím makhár?
    What time do they open tomorrow?
    פותחים חקירה. ― pot'khím khakirá. ― An investigation is being opened.
  2. (figuratively) to start [with בְּ־]
    הם פתחו במלחמה. ― hém patkhú bemilkhamá. ― They started a war.
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 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

1 Pronounced פָּתַחְתֶּם and פָּתַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

פִּתֵּחַ • (pitéakh, pittéaḥ) (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, pɛṯaḥ) m (plural indefinite פתחים, singular construct פתח־, plural construct פתחי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. doorway
  2. entrance
  3. opening
Derived terms
  • פתח תקווה / פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה (pétakh tikvá, pɛṯaḥ tiqwɔ̂)

Noun

פַּתָּח • (patákh, pattɔḥ) m

  1. patach
    Alternative form: פַּתַח (pátakh, páṯaḥ)

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