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فثر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root 'فثر' primarily relates to large, flat, or round objects, often serving as vessels or surfaces. It encompasses items like trays, platters, basins, and even the sun's disc, sometimes implying a broad or expansive quality.

Derived headwords

الفاثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Tray or platterboth

    A large, flat dish or tray, often made of marble, silver, or gold, used for serving food or as a decorative item.

  2. 2.
    Basin or bowlboth

    A basin or bowl, particularly one made of silver or gold.

  3. 3.
    Sun's discclassical

    Metaphorically used to refer to the disc of the sun.

  4. 4.
    Wide chestclassical

    A wide or expansive chest, likened to a tray.

  5. 5.
    Large basinclassical

    A large basin or trough, also referred to as a 'musahha' or 'najud'.

  6. 6.
    Large platterclassical

    A large platter or dish, specifically mentioned as being used by the people of Sham (Syria) and Al-Jazirah (Mesopotamia), made of marble.

  7. 7.
    Large bowlclassical

    A large bowl, particularly associated with the tribe of Rabi'ah.

فاثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Tray or platterboth

    A large, flat dish or tray, often made of marble, silver, or gold, used for serving food or as a decorative item.

  2. 2.
    Basin or bowlboth

    A basin or bowl, particularly one made of silver or gold.

  3. 3.
    Sun's discclassical

    Metaphorically used to refer to the disc of the sun.

  4. 4.
    Wide chestclassical

    A wide or expansive chest, likened to a tray.

  5. 5.
    Large basinclassical

    A large basin or trough, also referred to as a 'musahha' or 'najud'.

  6. 6.
    Large platterclassical

    A large platter or dish, specifically mentioned as being used by the people of Sham (Syria) and Al-Jazirah (Mesopotamia), made of marble.

  7. 7.
    Large bowlclassical

    A large bowl, particularly associated with the tribe of Rabi'ah.

فاثوريةnoun
  1. 1.
    Platters and bowlsclassical

    Platters and bowls, used collectively.

Parallel reading

إذا انجلى فاثور عين الشمس
When the disc of the sun becomes clear.
ونحرا كفاثور اللجين، يزينه ... توقد ياقوت، وشذرا منظما
And breasts like a silver platter, adorned with ... glowing rubies and arranged pearls.
ونحرا، كفاثور اللجين، وناهدا ... وبطنا كغمد السيف، لم يدر ما الحملا
And breasts like a silver platter, and a bosom ... and a belly like a sword's scabbard, not knowing what it carried.
وتكون الأرض كفاثور الفضة
And the earth will be like a silver platter.
الفاثور الخوان، وقيل: طست أو جام من فضة أو ذهب
The 'fathur' is a tray, and it is said: a basin or a bowl of silver or gold.
ومننه قولهم لقرص الشمس فاثورها
And from this is their saying for the disc of the sun, 'its fathur'.
كان بين يديه يوم عيد فاثور عليه خبز السمراء
Before him on the day of Eid was a platter with barley bread on it.
لها جيد ريم فوق فاثور فضة، ... وفوق مناط الكرم وجه مصور
She has a gazelle's neck above a silver platter, ... and above the place of generosity, a depicted face.
وأهل الشام يتخذون خوانا من رخام يسمونه الفاثور
And the people of Sham make a tray from marble which they call 'al-fathur'.
وريط وفاثورية وسلاسل
And robes, platters, and chains.
تكون الأرض يوم القيامة كفاثور الفضة
The earth will be on the Day of Resurrection like a silver platter.
والفاثور: المصحاة وهي الناجود والباطية
And 'al-fathur': the large basin, which is the 'najud' and the 'batiyah'.
وأهل الشام والجزيرة على فاثور واحد
And the people of Sham and Al-Jazirah are on one 'fathur'.
وهم على فاثور واحد أي بسط واحدة ومائدة واحدة ومنزلة واحدة
And they are on one 'fathur', meaning one spread, one table, and one station.
بين فاثور أفاق فالدحل
Between Fathur, Afaq, and Al-Dahl.