English

A fatḥa

Alternative forms

• fatḥa, fatHa

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɑːthɑ/

Noun

fatha ‎(plural fathas)

1. 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 ‎(ʾalif)) or ى (‎أَلِف مَقْصُورَة ‎(ʾalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.
2. The vowel designated by this mark.

Translations

See also

• Arabic diacritics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• kasra
• damma (ḍamma)
• sukun (sukūn)
• shadda (šadda)
• tashkil, taškīl

Etymology 2

Alteration of father.

Pronunciation

• (Geordie) IPA^(key): /fæðæ/

Noun

fatha ‎(plural fathas)

1. (Geordie) father

Anagrams

• Fatah, hafta