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

fatḥa, fatHa

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /fɑːt.hɑ/

Noun

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

fatha (plural fathas)

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/.
The vowel designated by this mark.

Translations

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "a"

Arabic: فَتْحَة‎‎ f (fatḥa)
Azerbaijani: fəthə
Chinese:
Mandarin: 開口符, 开口符 (kāikǒufú)
French: fatha (fr) m, f
Japanese: ファトハ (fatoha)

Malay: baris di atas, fathah
Persian: فتحه‎‎ (fa) (fathe), زبر‎‎ (fa) (zabar, zebar)
Russian: фа́тха f (fátxa)
Turkish: fetha (tr), üstün (tr)
Urdu: فتحه‎‎ (fatha), زبر‎‎ (zabar)

Etymology 2

Alteration of father.

Pronunciation

(Geordie) IPA^(key): /fæðæ/

Noun

fatha (plural fathas)

(Geordie) father

Anagrams

Fatah, aftah, hafta

French

Etymology

From Arabic فَتْحَة‎ (fatḥa, “an opening”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.ta/

Noun

fatha m, f (plural fathas)

fatha

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