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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic פּתִיחָא (pṯīḥā), equivalent to the passive participle of ܦܵܬ݂ܹܚ (pāṯēḥ, “to open”); compare Arabic مَفْتُوح (maftūḥ) and Hebrew פָּתוּחַ (patúakh).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ • (pṯīḥā) (feminine ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܬܵܐ (pṯīḥtā), plural ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (pṯīḥē))
- open, unlocked
- Antonyms: ܕܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (dḇīrā), ܐ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܡܵܐ (čīmā), ܣܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (sḵīrā), ܙܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (zḡīrā)
- ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― tarˁā pṯīḥā ìlēh. ― The door is open
- ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܓܵܘ ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ ― kē ˁāḇrī gāw kāwē pṯīḥē ― They get in through the open windows
- ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܡܵܢܹܐ. ― dikkānā pṯīḥā ìlēh min šāˁaṯ tmānē. ― The shop is open from eight o’clock
- ܦܝܼܫ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ ― pīš ḥakmā šūˀālē pṯīḥē ― There remain some open questions
- (grammar) followed by the vowel sign pṯāḥā
- Coordinate terms: ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā), ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ (zlīmā), ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥḇīṣā), ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (rḇīṣā), ܪܘܝܼܚܵܐ (rwīḥā)
Usage notes
- (pṯāḥā): This is usually used in the feminine form since the names of the letters are feminine.
Derived terms