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فتش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of searching, seeking, and investigating. It encompasses the process of looking for something, examining it closely, and trying to discover its details or whereabouts.

Derived headwords

فَتَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to searchboth

    To look for something thoroughly, to investigate its whereabouts or details.

فَتْشnoun
  1. 1.
    searchboth

    The act of searching or seeking; an investigation.

تَفْتِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    investigationboth

    A thorough examination or inquiry into something; a detailed search.

فَتَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    to search thoroughlyboth

    To search something in a detailed and meticulous manner, often implying a deeper or more intensive search than the basic form.

Parallel reading

الفتش والتفتيش: الطلب والبحث
Al-fath wa al-taftīsh: the seeking and the searching.
فتشت الشيء فتشا وفتشه تفتيشا مثله
I searched for the thing a search, and he searched it an investigation, similarly.
فتشت شعر ذي الرمة أطلب فيه بيتا
I searched the poetry of Dhu al-Rummah seeking a verse within it.