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patach

patach noun: a vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.

Noun

patach (plural pataches or patachim)

  1. A vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.
    • Some replace the patah under the letter hay with a kametz and say Elohoi to indicate this grammatical pause.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 125

Forms of patach

pluralpataches
pluralpatachim
alternative formpatah
alternative formpatakh
alternative formpasach
alternative formpasakh
alternative formpasekh

Origin of patach

From Hebrew פַּתַח. Doublet of fatha.

Questions about patach

What does patach mean?
Patach means a vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.
What part of speech is patach?
Patach is a noun.
What is the plural of patach?
The plural of patach is pataches.

Words near patach in the dictionary

  1. Pata East
  2. Pata West
  3. pataca
  4. patacake
  5. patacas
  6. patach
  7. patache
  8. pataches
  9. patacoon
  10. patacoons
  11. pataecid

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