Semitic *√PṬR “to split” appears in
Akkadian
- paṭāru (𒂃>
) “to split, to untie”
Ugaritic
- paṭr 𐎔𐎚𐎗 “aperture”
Hebrew
- pāṭar פָּטַר “to split, to liberate, to die”
Syriac
- paṭir ܦܵܛܹܪ “to stop, to pass away”
Arabic
- faṭara فَطَرَ “to create, to split > to break the fast”
- ifṭār افطار “break(-)fast”