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fatha¹
- /fɑːt.hɑ/ UK
Where it comes from
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.
noun fathas · fatḥa · fatHa
- 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/.
- The vowel designated by this mark.
fatha²
- /fæðæ/ Geordie
Where it comes from
Alteration of father.
noun fathas
- father
fatHa³
noun
- 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.
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Talk about this word "fatha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fatha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fatha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fatha "fatha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fatha.Cite this
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title = {fatha},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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