פּתח־אַלף

Yiddish

Etymology

⁧פּתח⁩ (pasekh) +‎ ⁧אַלף⁩ (alef), indicating that it is aleph with a patach.

Noun

⁧פּתח־אַלף⁩ • (pasekh-alef) m or f

The name of the letter ⁧אַ⁩, a variant of ⁧א⁩ which is pronounced as an open central unrounded vowel.

See also

⁧שטומער־אַלף⁩ (shtumer alef)
⁧קמץ־אַלף⁩ (komets alef)

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