fatha

See also: fatHa, fatḥa, and faþa

English

A fatḥa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَتْحَة (fatḥa, an opening), instance noun of the verb فَتَحَ (fataḥa, to open). Refers to the mouth position when pronuncing the /a/ vowel.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /fɑːt.hɑ/

Noun

Examples

دَ (da):  /da/.
دَا () or دَى ():  /daː/

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 (ʾalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʾalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.
  2. The vowel designated by this mark.
Translations

See also

Etymology 2

Alteration of father.

Pronunciation

Noun

fatha (plural fathas)

  1. (Geordie) father

Anagrams


French

Etymology

From Arabic فَتْحَة (fatḥa, an opening)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.ta/

Noun

fatha m or f (plural fathas)

  1. fatha
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