fatha (English, noun)
expansion: fatha (plural fathas)
Senses:
glosses: 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 (ʔalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʔalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.
glosses: The vowel designated by this mark.
Forms:
form: fathas
tags: plural
form: fatḥa
tags: alternative
form: fatHa
tags: alternative