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فرطس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the snout or nose of certain animals, particularly pigs and elephants. It also extends to descriptions of the snout's shape and actions, such as stretching it out.

Derived headwords

الفُرْطُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    snout of pig/elephantboth

    The snout or proboscis of a pig or an elephant.

الفُرْطَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    smearing snoutclassical

    The act of smearing or applying something to the snout.

فُرْطُوسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    snoutboth

    The snout of a pig.

فُرْطاسadjective
  1. 1.
    broad-nosedclassical

    Describing someone or something with a broad nose or snout.

فَنَطِيسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    snoutboth

    The snout or nose of a pig.

فُرْطِيسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    snoutboth

    The snout or nose of a pig.

فَيْشَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    snoutclassical

    The snout or nose, particularly of a pig.

Parallel reading

الفرطوس: قضيب الخنزير والفيل.
Al-furṭūs: the snout of the pig and the elephant.
والفرطسة: مدهما إياه.
And al-furṭasah: smearing it (the snout).
وفنطيسة الخنزير: خطمه، وهي الفرطيسة.
And the funṭaysah of the pig: its snout, and it is al-furṭaysah.
والفرطسة: فعله إذا مد خرطومه؛
And al-furṭasah: its action when it stretches its snout;
قال أبو سعيد: فنطيسته وفرطيسته أنفه.
Abu Sa'id said: My funṭaystah and my furṭaystah is my nose.
الجوهري: فرطوسة الخنزير أنفه.
Al-Jawhari said: The furṭūsah of the pig is its nose.
والفرطيسة: الفيشلة.
And al-furṭaysah: al-fayshalah.
وأنف فرطاس: عريض.
And a furṭās nose: broad.
إنه لمنيع الفنطيسة والفرطيسة والأرنبة أي هو منيع الحوزة حمي الأنف.
He is protected in his snout, his nose, and his nostril, meaning he is protected in his territory and has a guarded nose.