patach
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew פַּתַח. Doublet of fatha.
Noun
[edit]patach
- A vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.
- 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 125:
- Some replace the patah under the letter hay with a kametz and say Elohoi to indicate this grammatical pause.