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  • noun Geordie father
  • noun Alternative spellings of fathah.
  • noun In Arabic script, the vowel point for "a", appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter and designating a short /a/: ـَ. If the Arabic letters ا (ʾalif) or ى (ʾalif maqṣūra) immediately follow, it indicates a long /ā/.
  • noun The vowel designated by this mark.

Etymologies

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Alteration of father.

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From Arabic فتحة‎‎ (fátḥa)

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