Etymology

fatha

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Today it means: 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/. Full definition →

Arabic فَتْحَة
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fatha · noun1

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromفَتْحَة“an opening”
  2. English todayfatha

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.

fatha · noun2

Alteration of father.

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