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ptḥ, ptḥˀ (pṯāḥ, pṯāḥā) v.n. opening; short /a/ vowel
1
a physical opening
Syr, JBA
(1)
part of weaver's beam
Syr
IshIsa 35:4↗ ܦܬܚܐ܂ ܗܢܘ܂ ܕܢܘܠܐ܂ ܗܢܘ܂ ܩܝܣܐ‏
2
fig.:
(1)
defeat
Syr
(2)
commencement
JBAg
TaS 105b:13 יומא דפתאחא‏ : the commencement day (of the academic assembly)
(3)
a ritual meal
Man
ATS 1.1:473↗ ptaha ḏmaṣbuta ulaupa udukrania : the baptismal meal ,and the communion ritual, and the commemorations
(4)
opened page of a book
Syr
JshD 127:13 ܠܚܐ ܡܢܗ ܫܬܬܥܣܪ ܦܬܚܝ̈ܢ‏ : he wiped 16 open pages from it
3
opening (v.n.)
Syr, Man
IshGen 216:7↗ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܫ̈ܢܐ ܡܟ̈ܣܝܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܝܕ ܦܬܚܐ ܕܦܘܡܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܐ ܚܘܪܘܬܗܝܢ‏ : just as the teeth are covered under the lips and their whiteness is revealed by means of opening the mouth
4
(gram.) vowel short /a/
Syr
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See note s.v. ptḥ #3.
For part of a loom, see also s.v. pwtḥyn.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1265[616]DJBA: 947aDrower/Macuch: 383bJ. Payne-Smith: 470Qumran: 196

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