English Explanatory Dictionary

fatha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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/.
  2. The vowel designated by this mark.
noun
  1. father
noun
  1. Alternative form of fatha.

Pronunciation

/fɑːt.hɑ/ /fæðæ/

Word forms

fatha fathas fatḥa

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.

Related words

kasra damma sukun shadda tashkil taškīl
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