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فوط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a type of short, thick garment worn as a loincloth or wrap, possibly originating from Sindh. There is uncertainty about its Arabic origin and usage.

Derived headwords

الفوطةnoun
  1. 1.
    loincloth, wrapclassical

    A short, thick garment worn as a loincloth or wrap. It was sometimes imported from Sindh and could be made of wool.

الفوطnoun
  1. 1.
    loincloths, wrapsclassical

    The plural form of فوطة, referring to multiple short, thick garments worn as loincloths or wraps.

Parallel reading

الفوطة: ثوب قصير غليظ يكون مئزرا يجلب من السند
The fuṭah: a short, thick garment that serves as a loincloth, imported from Sindh.
وقيل: الفوطة ثوب من صوف
And it was said: the fuṭah is a garment made of wool.
فلم يحل بأكثر
And it was not worn by more than [a few].
وجمعها الفوط
And its plural is al-fuṭ.
قال أبو منصور: لم أسمع في شيء من كلام العرب في الفوط
Abu Mansur said: I have not heard of the fuṭ in any of the Arabs' speech.
ورأيت بالكوفة أزرا مخططة يشتريها الجمالون والخدم فيتزرون بها
And I saw in Kufa striped loincloths that camel drivers and servants bought and used as loincloths.
الواحدة فوطة
The singular is fuṭah.
قال: فلا أدري أعربي أم لا
He said: So I do not know if it is Arabic or not.