Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fatha

/fɑːt.hɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: fatha
IPA: /fɑːt.hɑ/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

The vowel designated by this mark.

noun

noun

Alternative form of fatha.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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.""
"In this case the spelling Qua'ran should present hamza without a carrier sitting on the line because the vowel of hamza is fatHa (a) and the preceding vowel is a a^([sic]) long uu (waaw)"
"I'm not sure why you have added an "a" at the end of jahannam or reduced to the first fatHa (a) to a kasra (e)."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: فَتْحَة, ف ت ح

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /fɑːt.hɑ/

Inflected Forms

fathas (plural) fatḥa (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

kasra damma sukun shadda tashkil taškīl

Questions

How do you pronounce fatha?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɑːt.hɑ/.
What does fatha mean?: 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/.
Where does fatha come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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