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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patach

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pat-ach
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hebrew פַּתַח. Doublet of fatha.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: פַּתַח

Inflected Forms

pataches (plural) patachim (plural) patah (alternative) patakh (alternative) pasach (alternative) pasakh (alternative) pasekh (alternative)

Questions

What does patach mean?
A vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.
Where does patach come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce patach

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