فطح

أَفْطَحُ ذ A man having a broad, or wide, head. (S.) And A broad, or wide, head; (A, L;) as also ↓ مُفَطَّحٌ (S, A, L) and ↓ مَفْطُوحٌ. (A.) And أَرْنَبَةٌ فَطْحَاآءُ A broad, or wide, end of a nose: (A, L:) and so قَدَمٌ [i. e. foot ]. (A.) ― -b2- الأَفْطَحُ The bull: so called because of the breadth of the end of his nose: (L, K:) an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates. (L.) ― -b3- And The chameleon (K, TA) whose back and colour the sun makes to glisten so that it becomes white by reason of the heat thereof. (TA.) ― -b4- And الفَطْحَاآءُ The broad, or wide, part of a bow. (L.) -A2- Also i. q. أَفْدَعُ [q. v.]. (K.)