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فتق

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root فتق (f-t-q) primarily denotes the act of splitting, tearing, or separating something that was previously joined or whole. This core meaning extends to concepts like opening, breaking apart, and creating a gap, often in the context of physical objects, natural phenomena like clouds or dawn, and abstract ideas like discord or war. It can also relate to physical conditions, particularly hernias, and in a positive sense, to abundance and fertility.

Derived headwords

فَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to splitboth

    To tear or cut something apart, separating it into pieces.

  2. 2.
    to openboth

    To cause something to open or become separated, like the sky or clouds.

  3. 3.
    to breakboth

    To cause a rupture or division, especially in unity or agreement.

  4. 4.
    to mendclassical

    To repair or join something that has been split or torn.

فتقه يفتقه ويفتقه فتقا: شقه — He split it, tearing it.
فَتَقَ الخياطة يفتقها — He split the seam.
فَتْقnoun
  1. 1.
    splitboth

    The act or result of splitting, tearing, or separating.

  2. 2.
    gapboth

    A break or opening, especially in clouds or in the sky.

  3. 3.
    discordboth

    A rupture in unity, the breaking of a covenant, or the onset of war.

  4. 4.
    herniaboth

    A medical condition involving an internal rupture or protrusion, particularly in the abdomen.

  5. 5.
    fertilityclassical

    Abundance and prosperity, especially of the land, leading to growth.

  6. 6.
    dawnclassical

    The breaking of the morning light.

الفتق: خلاف الرتق — The split: the opposite of being joined.
والفتق: الخلة من الغيم — And the gap: a small opening in the clouds.
والفتق: انشقاق العصا ووقوع الحرب بين الجماعة وتصدع الكلمة — And the split: the breaking of the staff and the occurrence of war among a group and the fracturing of words.
والفتق: علة أو نتو في مراق البطن — And the hernia: a condition or protrusion in the flanks of the abdomen.
والفتق: الخصب، سمي بذلك لانشقاق الأرض بالنبات — And the fertility: abundance, so named because the earth splits with vegetation.
فَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to splitboth

    To tear or cut something apart, separating it into pieces.

فَتَقَ فلان الكلام وبجه إذا قومه ونقحه — So-and-so split the speech, meaning he corrected and refined it.
تَفْتِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    splittingboth

    The act of splitting or tearing something into multiple parts.

فتقه تفتيقا — He split it repeatedly.
اِنْفَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to split openboth

    To become split or opened, often naturally or as a result of internal pressure.

  2. 2.
    to burstboth

    To rupture or break open, especially in the context of a physical ailment or abundance.

فانفتق وتفتق — And it split open and became split.
انفتقت الناقة انفتاقا — The she-camel split open (suffered a rupture).
تَفَتَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to split openboth

    To split open, to become separated into parts.

  2. 2.
    to widenboth

    To become wider or more spacious, especially in reference to animal flanks due to fatness.

فانفتق وتفتق — And it split open and became split.
تفتقت خواصر الغنم من البقل إذا اتسعت من كثرة الرعي — The flanks of the sheep widened from the clover when they became spacious from abundant grazing.
فُتُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    gapsclassical

    Plural of 'فتق', referring to openings or gaps, particularly in clouds.

إن لها في العام ذي الفتوق — Indeed, it has in the year of the gaps (little rain).
أَفْتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to clearclassical

    Used when clouds clear away, revealing the sky or sun.

  2. 2.
    to rainclassical

    Used to describe a region not receiving rain while others do.

  3. 3.
    to become abundantclassical

    Used when animals become fat and prosperous.

وأفتق القوم: تفتق عنهم الغيم — And the people, the clouds cleared away from them.
وأفتقنا: لم تمطر بلادنا ومطر غيرنا — And we did not receive rain: our land did not rain while others did.
وأفتق الرجل إذا استاك بالفتاق — And the man 'aftaq' if he used the 'fitaq' for cleaning his teeth.
فَتَّاقnoun
  1. 1.
    sun breaking throughclassical

    The sun appearing through a gap in the clouds.

  2. 2.
    mixture of perfumesclassical

    A blend of perfumes or aromatic substances.

  3. 3.
    leavenclassical

    A large amount of leaven for dough.

والفتاق: الشمس حين يطبق عليها ثم يبدو منها شيء — And the fitaq: the sun when it is covered then something appears from it.
والفتاق: ما فتق به — And the fitaq: that by which something is mixed or perfumed.
والفتاق: خميرة ضخمة لا يلبث العجين إذا جعل فيه أن يدرك — And the fitaq: a large leaven; the dough, when it is put into it, does not take long to be ready.
فَتْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    unwatered landclassical

    Land that is not rained upon, while the surrounding area is.

والفتقة: الأرض التي يصيب ما حولها المطر ولا يصيبها — And the fatqah: the land which the rain reaches around it but does not reach it.
فَتِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    eloquentclassical

    Having a sharp, eloquent, and fluent tongue.

  2. 2.
    sharpclassical

    Describing a blade that is sharp and well-made, possibly with a split design.

  3. 3.
    fatclassical

    Describing an animal that has become fat and plump, especially from abundant grazing.

والفتيق اللسان: الحذاقي الفصيح — And the fatiq tongue: the eloquent, sharp-tongued.
ونصل فتيق: حديد الشفرتين جعل له شعبتان كأن إحداهما فتقت من الأخرى — And a fatiq blade: iron of two edges made with two branches as if one was split from the other.
وبعير فتيق وناقة فتيق أي تفتقت في الخصب — And a fatiq camel and a fatiq she-camel, meaning they became plump in abundance.
فَتْقَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    having a split vulvaclassical

    A woman whose vulva is split or open, the opposite of 'ratqaa' (closed).

امرأة فتقاء، وهي المنفتقة الفرج خلاف الرتقاء — A fatqaa' woman, meaning one whose vulva is split, the opposite of a ratqaa'.
فَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to splitboth

    To split or tear something apart.

فتق، بالكسر — 'Fataq', with kasra.
فَتْقnoun
  1. 1.
    herniaboth

    A rupture or protrusion, especially in the abdomen.

في الفتق الدية — In the case of a hernia, there is blood money.
اِنْفِتَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    ruptureboth

    The act of splitting open or rupturing.

انفتاق الصفاق — The rupture of the peritoneum.
فَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to splitclassical

    To split the sky by rain and the earth by vegetation.

فتقت السماء بالقطر والأرض بالنبات — It split the sky with rain and the earth with vegetation.
فَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to perfumeclassical

    To mix perfume or oil with other aromatic substances to enhance its fragrance.

فتق الطيب يفتقه فتقا: طيبه وخلطه بعود وغيره — He perfumed the incense, mixing it with oud and other things.
فَتَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to mixclassical

    To mix or blend substances, especially perfumes or medicines.

كما فتق الكافور بالمسك فاتقه — As camphor was mixed with musk, its perfumer mixed it.
فَتَّاقnoun
  1. 1.
    perfume mixtureclassical

    A mixture of perfumes or aromatic ingredients.

وكأن الأري المشور مع الخمر ... بفيها، يشوب ذاك فتاق — And as if the spread musk with the wine... in her mouth, that fitaq mixes it.
فَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to mix leavenclassical

    To add leaven to dough.

فتقت العجين إذا جعلت فيه فتاقا — You mixed leaven into the dough when you put fitaq into it.
فَيْتَقnoun
  1. 1.
    carpenterclassical

    A carpenter.

  2. 2.
    doorkeeperclassical

    A doorkeeper or gatekeeper.

  3. 3.
    blacksmithclassical

    A blacksmith.

  4. 4.
    kingclassical

    A king or ruler.

والفيتق: النجار — And the faytaq: the carpenter.
والفيتق: البواب — And the faytaq: the doorkeeper.
فُتُقnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned in historical contexts.

فتق: اسم موضع — Fataq: a place name.

Parallel reading

الفتق: خلاف الرتق.
The split: the opposite of being joined.
فتقه يفتقه ويفتقه فتقا: شقه؛
He split it, tearing it apart;
ترى جوابها بالشحم مفتوقا
You see its opening smeared with fat.
والفتق: الخلة من الغيم، والجمع فتوق؛
And the gap: a small opening in the clouds, and its plural is futuq;
إن لها في العام ذي الفتوق، ...
Indeed, it has in the year of the gaps (little rain), ...
ذو الفتوق: القليل المطر،
Dhu al-futuq: little rain,
وأفتق القوم: تفتق عنهم الغيم.
And the people, the clouds cleared away from them.
وأفتق قرن الشمس: أصاب فتقا من السحاب فبدا منه؛
And the sun's orb 'aftaq': it hit a gap in the clouds and appeared from it;
والفتقة: الأرض التي يصيب ما حولها المطر ولا يصيبها.
And the fatqah: the land which the rain reaches around it but does not reach it.
وأفتقنا: لم تمطر بلادنا ومطر غيرنا؛
And we did not receive rain: our land did not rain while others did;
خرج حتى أفتق بين الصدمتين أي خرج من مضيق الوادي إلى المتسع.
He went out until he reached the open space between the two narrow passes, meaning he went out from the narrow valley to the wide area.
والفتق: الصبح.
And the split: the dawn.
وقد لاح للساري الذي كمل السرى، ... على أخريات الليل، فتق مشهر
And it had appeared to the night traveler who completed his journey, ... towards the end of the night, a clear dawn.
والفتيق اللسان: الحذاقي الفصيح.
And the fatiq tongue: the eloquent, sharp-tongued.
ونصل فتيق: حديد الشفرتين جعل له شعبتان كأن إحداهما فتقت من الأخرى؛
And a fatiq blade: iron of two edges made with two branches as if one was split from the other;
فتق فلان الكلام وبجه إذا قومه ونقحه.
So-and-so split the speech, meaning he corrected and refined it.
والفتق، بالتحريك: مصدر قولك امرأة فتقاء، وهي المنفتقة الفرج خلاف الرتقاء.
And the fatiq, with harakat: the masdar of your saying 'a fatqaa' woman', meaning one whose vulva is split, the opposite of a ratqaa'.
والفتاق: انفتاق الغيم عن الشمس في قوله:
And the fitaq: the clearing of clouds from the sun, in his saying:
والفتق: انشقاق العصا ووقوع الحرب بين الجماعة وتصدع الكلمة.
And the split: the breaking of the staff and the occurrence of war among a group and the fracturing of words.
لا تحل المسألة إلا في حاجة أو فتق.
Asking is not permissible except in need or in a state of war.
والفتق شق عصا المسلمين بعد اجتماع الكلمة من قبل حرب في ثغر أو غير ذلك؛
And the split is the breaking of the Muslims' unity after their words were united, due to war at the frontier or otherwise;
يسأل الرجل في الجائحة أو الفتق أي الحرب يكون بين القوم وتقع فيها الجراحات والدماء،
A man asks for help in a calamity or in war, meaning war that occurs between people, in which wounds and bloodshed happen,
وأفتق الرجل إذا ألحت عليه الفتوق، وهي الآفات من جوع وفقر ودين.
And the man 'aftaq' if afflictions, which are hardships like hunger, poverty, and debt, persist upon him.
والفتق: علة أو نتو في مراق البطن.
And the hernia: a condition or protrusion in the flanks of the abdomen.
في الفتق الدية ؛
In the case of a hernia, there is blood money;
كان في خاصرتيه انفتاق أي اتساع، وهو محمود في الرجال مذموم في النساء.
He had a widening (infitaq) in his flanks, which is praiseworthy in men and blameworthy in women.
والفتق: أن تنشق الجلدة التي بين الخصية وأسفل البطن فتقع الأمعاء في الخصية.
And the hernia: that the skin between the testicle and the lower abdomen splits, and the intestines fall into the testicle.
والفتق: الخصب، سمي بذلك لانشقاق الأرض بالنبات؛
And the fertility: abundance, so named because the earth splits with vegetation;
تأوي إلى سفعاء كالثوب الخلق، ... لم ترج رسلا بعد أعوام الفتق أي بعد أعوام الخصب،
She shelters in a reddish-brown place like an old garment, ... she did not expect rain after years of fertility, meaning after years of abundance,
وتفتقت خواصر الغنم من البقل إذا اتسعت من كثرة الرعي.
And the flanks of the sheep widened from the clover when they became spacious from abundant grazing.
وانفتقت الماشية وتفتقت: سمنت.
And the livestock became plump and became plump: they gained weight.
حتى نبت العشب وسمنت الإبل حتى تفتقت أي انتفخت خواصرها واتسعت من كثرة ما رعت، فسمي عام الفتق أي الخصب.
Until the grass grew and the camels became so fat that their flanks swelled and widened from abundant grazing, so it was called the year of fertility, meaning abundance.
والفتق: داء يأخذ الناقة بين ضرعها وسرتها فتنفتق وذلك من السمن.
And the fatiq: a disease that affects a she-camel between her udder and navel, causing rupture, and that is from fatness.
انفتقت الناقة انفتاقا، وهو الفتق، وهو داء يأخذها ما بين ضرعها وسرتها، فربما أفرقت وربما ماتت وذلك من السمن،
The she-camel ruptured, a rupture, which is the fatiq, a disease that affects her between her udder and navel, sometimes she recovers and sometimes she dies, and that is from fatness,
فتقت السماء بالقطر والأرض بالنبات،
It split the sky with rain and the earth with vegetation,
فتقت السماء فجعلها سبعا وجعل الأرض سبع أرضين،
God split the sky, making it seven, and made the earth seven layers,
أفتق القمر إذا برز بين سحابتين سوداوين،
The moon 'aftaq' if it appears between two dark clouds,
فتق الطيب يفتقه فتقا: طيبه وخلطه بعود وغيره، وكذلك الدهن؛
He perfumed the incense, mixing it with oud and other things, and likewise the oil;
لها فأرة ذفراء كل عشية، ... كما فتق الكافور بالمسك فاتقه
She has a fragrant musk every evening, ... as camphor was mixed with musk, its perfumer mixed it.
والفتاق: ما فتق به
And the fitaq: that by which something is mixed or perfumed.
والفتاق: أخلاط من أدوية مدقوقة تفتق أي تخلط بدهن الزئبق كي تفوح ريحه،
And the fitaq: mixtures of ground medicines that are mixed, meaning mixed with mercury oil so that its scent is strong,
والفتاق: أن تفتق المسك بالعنبر.
And the fitaq: mixing musk with ambergris.
وكأن الأري المشور مع الخمر ... بفيها، يشوب ذاك فتاق
And as if the spread musk with the wine... in her mouth, that fitaq mixes it.
ومن البان ما يكون فتاقا
And of the sandalwood, there is that which is a fitaq (perfume mixture).
والفتاق: خميرة ضخمة لا يلبث العجين إذا جعل فيه أن يدرك، تقول: فتقت العجين إذا جعلت فيه فتاقا؛
And the fitaq: a large leaven; the dough, when it is put into it, does not take long to be ready. You say: I mixed leaven into the dough when you put fitaq into it;
والفيتق: النجار، وهو فيعل؛
And the faytaq: the carpenter, and it is on the pattern fay'al;
كما سلك السكي في الباب فيتق
As the nail (sikki) is inserted into the door by the carpenter (faytaq).
والفيتق: البواب، وقيل الحداد وقيل الملك؛
And the faytaq: the doorkeeper, and it is said the blacksmith, and it is said the king;
رأيت المنايا لا يغادرن ذا غنى ... لمال، ولا ينجو من الموت فيتق
I saw that death spares no rich man ... for his wealth, nor does the faytaq (king) escape death.
فمحياة فالصفاح، فأعناق ... فتاق، فعاذب فالوفاء
Then Mahyah, then Safah, then Anaaq ... Fataq, then Adhib, then Wafa'.