فتل

1 فَتَلَهُ ذ , (S, M, O, Msb, K,) aor. فَتِلَ , (M, Msb, K,) inf. n. فَتْلٌ; (T, M, Msb;) and ↓ فتّلهُ, (M, K, TA,) [but this has teshdeed given to it to denote muchness of the action, or multiplicity of the objects, (see its pass. part. n. below,)] inf. n. تَفْتِيلٌ; (TA;) He twisted it, (T, M, K, TA,) i. e. a thing, (T, M,) like as one twists (T) a rope (T, S, O, Msb) &c., (S, O, Msb,) and like as one twists a wick. (T.) ― -b2- [Hence] one says رَجُلٌ مُحْكَمُ الفَتْلِ (tropical:) [ A man firm, or compact, in respect of make; as though firmly twisted]. (K and TA voce مَجْدُولٌ. [See the pass. part. n. below.]) ― -b3- And فَتَلَ ذُؤَابَتَهُ, (K,) or فَتَلَ فِى ذُؤَابَتِهِ, (O, TA,) (tropical:) [lit. He twisted his pendent lock of hair; ] meaning he made him to turn, or swerve, from his opinion, or judgment, or sentiment, (O, K, TA,) by deceiving, or deluding, him. (TA.) And جَاآءَ وَقَدْ فُتِلَتْ ذُؤَابَتُهُ (tropical:) He came, having been deceived, or beguiled, and turned from his opinion, &c. (TA.) And مَا زَالَ يَفْتِلُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ فِى الذِّرْوَةِ وَالغَارِبِ, (tropical:) meaning, يَدُورُ مِنْ وَرَاآءِ خَدِيعَتِهِ [i. e. He ceased not to be going about seeking, or endeavouring, after the deceiving, or beguiling, of such a one ]: (S, O, K:) originating from a saying in a trad. of Ez-Zubeyr, cited and expl. voce غَارِبٌ [q. v.]. (O, TA. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 200.]) ― -b4- فَتَلَهُ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ, (T,) or عَنْ وَجْهِهِ, (S, O,) means He turned him [ from the object of his want, or from his way, or course ], like لَفَتَهُ, (T, S, O,) from which it is [said to be] formed by transposition. (S, O.) And فَتَلَ وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُمْ [also] means He turned his face from them, (M, K,) like لَفَتَهُ. (M.) -A2- فَتِلَتِ النَّاقَةُ, [aor. فَتَلَ ,] inf. n. فَتَلٌ, (assumed tropical:) The she-camel was smooth, or sleek, and flaccid, in the skin of her armpit, it not having in it عَرْك nor حَازّ nor خَالِع [which words see in their proper arts.]. (T, TA.) [See also فَتَلٌ below.]