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ptyḥ (pṯīḥ) p.p. open; one who can see
√ ptḥ vb.
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open
Common Aramaic
IshIsa 8:7↗ ܩܘܠܒܐ ܩܛܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܩܠܢܐ܂ ܘܐܩܠܢܐ ܦܬܐ ܘܦܛܝܚ ܡܢ ܩܘܠܒܐ‏ : a q'-bracelet is thinner than an ˀ-bracelet, while an ˀ-bracelet is wider and more open than a q'-bracelet
(1)
pronounced with an open vowel, i.e. ptāḥā
Syr
barZubi cited LeMus 116(2003):348 ܡܠܬܐ ܬܪܝܢܬ ܐܬܘܬܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ܂ ܠܗܝ ܕܦܬܝܚ ܪܫܗ݀ ܘܠܙܩܝܦܬ ܪܫܐ‏ : biradical verbs are divided into those with a ptaḥa as first vowel and those with zqapa as first vowel ; BHGr 4(24) ܕܦܬܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܬܪܝܢ ܢܘ̈ܩܙܐ܂ ܚܕ ܩܕܡܝܗ݀ ܕܦܬܝܚܬܐ ܘܐܚܪܢܐ ܒܬܪܗ݀‏ : while (the vowel) ptaḥa is two diacritical points, one before the one pronounced with ptaḥa and the other after it ; ON 6:18 ܡ݁ܢ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܝܬ ܐܸܬ݂ܚܢܲܢܬ݁ܘ݁ܢ ܕܦܬܝܚܐ ܚܝܬ ܘܢܘܢ ܕܝܠܗ܂ ܠܐܬ݂ܚܢܹܢܬ݁ܘ݁ܢ ܕܠܐ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܚܝܬ ܘܢܘܢ ܕܝܠܗ‏ : what is the difference between ܐܸܬܼܚܢܲܢܬܿܘܿܢ whose het and nun have pṯaḥa and ܠܐܬܼܚܢܹܢܬܿܘܿܢ whose het and nun do not have pṯaḥa?
(2)
(of an entrance) open toward, facing
Palmyrene, Qumran, Jud, JLAtg, JBA
PAT1153:1.3↗ wtḥwt twprˀ dy ptyḥ lˀpˀ ̇̇̇ : beneath the t’ part of the tomb facing toward ... ; QumNJ 5:1:2:2↗ פתיח לגוא פרזיתא‏ : opening toward the inside of the residential space ; XHev/Se 8.2↗ תונה[ די פ]תיח למדנחה לגו ביתה רבה דך ולעליתה די פתיח[ה] למ[ערבה‏ : the chamber inside that large house, which faces east, and its upper story, which faces west ; TgJ Ez9:2↗ תַרעָא עִלָאָה דִפתִיַח לְצִיפוּנָא‏ : the upper gate which faces north ; BT Ber 58b(16)↗ והוו פתיחן ליה ארבע דשי מארבע רוחי עלמא‏ : (the house) had four doors open to the four directions
(3)
esp. of eyes
Syr, Man
AGnEx 38.28↗ ܦܬܝܚܢ ܗܘܝ ܗܟܝܠ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܚܝܕܢ ܗܘܝ‏ : thus your eyes were both open and closed ; GS 47:17↗ ˁusrẖ lhimianak ḏainˁ ptihata : fasten your belt of open eyes
(4)
wide, spacious
Sam
SamTgJ Ex3:8↗ לארע טבה ופתיחה‏ : to a good and spacious land
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substantive:
(1)
one who can see
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, LJLA
TgO Ex4:11↗ text not cited ; ThbK2 86(18)↗ ܐܝܟ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܠܣܡܝܐ‏ ; P Ex4:11↗ ܐܘ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܐܘ ܥܘܝܪܐ‏ ; BT Git 69a(15)var.↗ פיקחא"פתיחא"‏ ; PJ Ex4:11↗ או חרשא או פתיחא או סמיא‏
(2)
official document , summons, warrant (?), i.e., open letter
Syr, JBA
BO3/1 591b:10 ܘܟܬܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܬܝ̈ܚܐ ܬܡܝ̈ܗܐ ܘܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܚܬܝ̈ܡܐ‏ : he wrote them open documents and sealed documents ; ThMarg1 203:7 ܟܬ݂ܒ ܠܹܗ ܦܬ݂ܝ݂ܚܵܐ‏ ; BT BQ 113a(8)↗ האי מאן דכתבי פתיחא עילויה אדלא אתא‏ : one against whom a summons was drawn up for (the fact) that he did not come to court
(1)
decree of excommunication
JBA, JBAg
BT MQ 17a(57)↗ text not cited
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