فوت

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root فوت (fwt) primarily concerns the concept of passing by, escaping, or being missed. It extends to meanings of surpassing, exceeding, and the resulting gap or difference. It also encompasses acting independently or without consultation, and suddenness, particularly in death.

Derived headwords

فَاتَverb

1.
to miss, to escapeboth
To pass by or escape from someone or something, so that it is no longer attainable or present.
2.
to surpass, to precedeboth
To outstrip or get ahead of someone or something.

فاتني كذا أي سبقني — Such-and-such missed me, meaning it preceded me.

فات يفوت فوتا — He missed, he escaped, he preceded.

فَوْتnoun

1.
passing by, escapeboth
The act of passing by, escaping, or being missed; a loss or absence.
2.
gap, intervalboth
A space or interval between things, such as fingers or objects.
3.
sudden deathclassical
Sudden or unexpected death.

الفوت: الفوات — The fawt: the passing by, the escape.

والفوت، إن فات، هادي الصدر والكتد — And the fawt, if it is missed, is the guide of the chest and the flank.

والفوت: الخلل والفرجة بين الأصابع، والجمع أفوات — And the fawt: the defect and the gap between the fingers, and the plural is afwat.

موت الفوات: موت الفجأة — Sudden death: unexpected death.

فَوَاتnoun

1.
passing by, escapeboth
The act of passing by, escaping, or being missed; a loss or absence.
2.
sudden deathclassical
Sudden or unexpected death.

فاتني الأمر فوتا وفواتا: ذهب عني — The matter escaped me, fawtan and fawataan: it went away from me.

وليس عنده فوت ولا فوات — And he has no fawt nor fawat.

فَائِتadjective

1.
missed, escapedboth
That which has passed by, escaped, or been missed.
2.
precedingboth
That which has surpassed or preceded.

فهو فائت — He is one who has missed or escaped.

فالفوت في معنى الفائت — So the fawt is in the meaning of the fa'it (that which is missed).

تَفَاوَتَverb

1.
to differ, to varyboth
To be different from one another; to vary in degree or kind.
2.
to be distantboth
To have a wide space or distance between them.

تفاوت الشيئان أي تباعد ما بينهما تفاوتا — The two things differed, meaning the distance between them increased, tafawutan.

تفاوت تفاوتا — It differed, it varied.

تَفَاوُتnoun

1.
difference, variationboth
The state of being different; variation in quality, quantity, or degree.
2.
discrepancy, disparityboth
A lack of similarity or equality; a difference.
3.
distance, remotenessboth
The extent of space between two things.

ما ترى في خلق الرحمن من تفاوت — What you see in the creation of the Most Gracious of difference.

تفاوت تفاوتا — Tafawut, tafawutan.

تَفَوَّتَverb

1.
to act independentlyclassical
To act on something without consulting or informing others.
2.
to miss, to escapeclassical
To pass by or escape from someone or something.

تفوت الشيء — To act independently regarding a matter.

إن رجلا تفوت على أبيه في ماله — A man acted independently concerning his father's wealth.

تَفَوُّتnoun

1.
acting independentlyclassical
The act of acting on something without consultation or permission.
2.
difference, variationclassical
A difference or variation.

وقرئ: ما ترى في خلق الرحمن من تفاوت وتفوت — And it was read: What you see in the creation of the Most Gracious of difference and tafawwut.

وتفوت تفوتا — And tafawwut, tafawutan.

اِفْتَاتَverb

1.
to act without consultationclassical
To take action on a matter without consulting or seeking permission from the appropriate person.
2.
to usurp, to preemptclassical
To take over or act in place of someone without their consent.

افتات عليه في الأمر: حكم — He acted without consultation regarding the matter: he judged.

أم مثلي يفتات عليه في أمر بناته؟ — Would someone like me have action taken regarding my daughters without my consultation?

اِفْتِئَاتnoun

1.
acting without consultationclassical
The act of taking action on a matter without consulting or seeking permission.
2.
preemption, usurpationclassical
The act of preempting or usurping someone's authority or right.
3.
completion, finishingclassical
The act of finishing or completing something.

والافتيات الفراغ — And al-ifti'at is completion.

افتأت فلان بأمره، بالهمز، إذا استبد به — So-and-so acted independently with his matter, with hamza, if he acted alone.

فُوَيْتadjective

1.
independent in opinionclassical
A person, male or female, who is solitary in their opinion or acts independently.

ورجل فويت، منفرد برأيه، وكذلك الأنثى — And a fawit man, solitary in his opinion, and likewise the female.

أَفَاتَverb

1.
to cause to miss, to let escapeclassical
To cause something to be missed or to escape.

وأفاته إياه غيره — And someone else caused it to escape him.

أَفْوَاتnoun

1.
gaps, intervalsboth
Plural of fawt, referring to gaps or intervals.

والجمع أفوات — And the plural is afwat.

Parallel reading

فاتني كذا أي سبقني

Such-and-such missed me, meaning it preceded me.

الحمد لله الذي لا يفات ولا يلات

Praise be to Allah, who cannot be missed nor outdone.

وفاتني الأمر فوتا وفواتا: ذهب عني

And the matter escaped me, fawtan and fawataan: it went away from me.

وأفاته إياه غيره

And someone else caused it to escape him.

فالفوت في معنى الفائت

So the fawt is in the meaning of the fa'it (that which is missed).

وليس عنده فوت ولا فوات

And he has no fawt nor fawat.

ما ترى في خلق الرحمن من تفاوت

What you see in the creation of the Most Gracious of difference.

تفاوت الشيئان أي تباعد ما بينهما تفاوتا، بضم الواو

The two things differed, meaning the distance between them increased, tafawutan, with damma on the waw.

فال أولى قراءة أبي عمرو؛ قال قتادة: المعنى من اختلاف؛ وقال السدي: من تفوت: من عيب

The first is the reading of Abu Amr; Qatada said: the meaning is difference; Al-Suddi said: tafawwut means defect.

وهذا الأمر لا يفتات أي لا يفوت

And this matter is not acted upon without consultation, meaning it is not missed.

وافتات عليه في الأمر: حكم

And he acted without consultation regarding the matter: he judged.

وكل من أحدث دونك شيئا: فقد فاتك به، وافتات عليك فيه

And whoever does something without your knowledge: he has surpassed you with it, and acted without consultation regarding it.

فإنك، بالملامة، لن تفاتي

Indeed, you, with blame, will not escape.

وفلان لا يفتات عليه أي لا يعمل شيء دون أمره

And so-and-so is not acted upon without his command, meaning nothing is done without his order.

أم مثلي يفتات عليه في أمر بناته؟

Would someone like me have action taken regarding my daughters without my consultation?

يا حر أمسيت شيخا قد وهى بصري، ... وافتيت، ما دون يوم البعث، من عمري

O Harith, you have become an old man whose sight has weakened, ... and I have acted independently, from my life, until the Day of Resurrection.

والافتيات الفراغ

And al-ifti'at is completion.

افتات عليه بأمر كذا أي فاته به

He acted independently regarding such-and-such a matter, meaning he surpassed him with it.

وتفوت عليه في ماله أي فاته به

And he acted independently concerning his wealth, meaning he surpassed him with it.

إن رجلا تفوت على أبيه في ماله

A man acted independently concerning his father's wealth.

فإنه وما في يده تحت يدك، وفي ملكتك، فليس له أن يستبد بأمر دونك

For indeed, he and what is in his hand are under your hand, and under your possession, so he does not have the right to act independently concerning a matter without you.

وهو من الفوت السبق

And it is from al-fawt, meaning precedence.

ولما ضمن معنى التغلب عدي بعلى

And when it included the meaning of overcoming, it was made transitive with 'ala.

لو شهدتنا لأخبرناك، وحدثناك بما كان، فقال لها: لن تفاتي، فهاتي

If you had witnessed us, we would have informed you and told you what happened, so he said to her: You will not escape, so give it to me.

والفوت: الخلل والفرجة بين الأصابع، والجمع أفوات

And the fawt: the defect and the gap between the fingers, and the plural is afwat.

وهو مني فوت اليد أي قدر ما يفوت يدي

And it is from me the span of a hand, meaning the amount that escapes my hand.

جعل الله رزقك فوت فمك أي تنظر إليه قدر ما يفوت فمك، ولا تقدر عليه

May Allah make your sustenance such that it is just beyond your mouth, meaning you look at it the amount that escapes your mouth, and you cannot reach it.

وهو مني فوت الرمح أي حيث لا يبلغه

And it is from me the reach of a spear, meaning where it cannot reach it.

إني أكره موت الفوات ، يعني موت الفجاءة

I dislike sudden death, meaning unexpected death.

أخاف موت الفوات

I fear sudden death.

وهو أخذة الأسف، وهو الوحي؛ ويقال: مات فلان موت الفوات أي فوجئ

And it is a seizure of regret, and it is a revelation; and it is said: So-and-so died a sudden death, meaning he was taken by surprise.