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فت

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

فَتَّةٌ ذ , (M, A, and so in some copies of the S,) or ↓ فُتَّةٌ, (so in other copies of the S,) or both, (K,) or the latter and ↓ فِتَّةٌ, (T, O,) The thing, (S, O,) or piece of dung, (T, M, A, K.) [i. e.] of dry dung, (CK,) of the camel, (T, M, A, K,) or of the horse or any solid-hoofed animal, (T,) that is broken, or crumbled, (S, M, A, O, K,) and put beneath the زَنْدَة, (T, S, O,) or put beneath the زَنْد, on the occasion of striking fire, (M,) [i. e.] in which one strikes fire. (K.) [Hence,] one says, فُلَانٌ لَا يُسَاوِى فَتَّةً, meaning [ Such a one is not worth ] a crumbled piece of dung of the camel. (A.) ― -b2- Also, i. e. فَتَّةٌ and ↓ فُتَّةٌ, (K,) or the latter [only], (AA, T, O,) A كُتْلَة [i. e. lump, or compact portion, ] of dates. (AA, T, O, K.)

Derived headwords

فَتَّةٌ
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فُلَانٌ لَا يُسَاوِى فَتَّةً