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fatha

/fɑːt.hɑ/

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Geordie/fæðæ/

fatha noun: 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/.

Noun (1)

fatha (plural fathas)

  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 (2)

fatha (plural fathas)

  1. (Geordie) father

Noun (3) capitalized: fatHa

fatHa (plural not attested)

  1. (alternative, no plural) Alternative form of fatha.
    • The use of the vowel fatHa (or in English "a") simply refers to the participant as being the one receiving the "action" as opposed to the use of kasra (or "i" in English) which denotes the participant "doing" the action rather than receiving it.1998 February 9, Maryam Butson <seebelow@hatespam.com.au>, “Re: Mormons”, in soc.religion.bahai (Usenet), retrieved 02 Dec 2011, message-ID <"4LCnW.A.-KD.bQ830"@bounty>
    • The "B" letter has a fatHa vowel mark which makes it "Ba," the 'h" letter also has a fatHa vowel with an "alif" letter connected to it, so it is "haa" and the "hamza" (or you can call this is an "alif") has a kisra vowel mark and a "ya" letter connected to it which makes it "ee."1999 July 24, Mr Mahdi <mrmahdi@aol.com>, “Re: Is God portrayed by "Pat" as cunning and deceptive?”, in talk.religion.bahai (Usenet), retrieved 02 Dec 2011, message-ID...

fatha meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Pashto and Arabic

fatha in Hindi

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)
ज़बर zabar, फ़तहा fathā

fatha in Urdu

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)
زَبَر zabar, فَتْحَہ fatha

fatha in Pashto

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)
فتحه fatha, زور zor

fatha in Arabic

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a" (fatḥa)
فَتْحَة fatḥa
More languagesFewer languages
fatha in Malay
baris atas, baris di atas, fathah

Forms of fatha

pluralfathas
alternative formfatḥa
alternative formfatHa

Origin of fatha

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.

Alteration of father.

Questions about fatha

What does fatha mean?
Fatha 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/.
What is fatha in Hindi?
Fatha in Hindi is ज़बर (zabar), फ़तहा (fathā). See Fatha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is fatha?
Fatha is a noun.
How do you pronounce fatha?
Fatha is pronounced /fɑːt.hɑ/ (UK).
What is the plural of fatha?
The plural of fatha is fathas.

Words near fatha in the dictionary

  1. fatfur
  2. fatfurs
  3. fatgraph
  4. fatgraphs
  5. fath
  6. fatha
  7. Fathallah
  8. fathas
  9. fathe
  10. fathead
  11. fathead minnow

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