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فرتك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of spoiling, ruining, or damaging something, often in a physical or tangible sense. It can apply to various crafts like weaving and also to the act of cutting or severing.

Derived headwords

فَرْتَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to spoil, ruinboth

    To spoil or ruin something, rendering it defective or unusable. This can apply to various crafts and activities, such as weaving.

فَرْتَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    spoiling, ruiningboth

    The act or instance of spoiling or ruining something.

  2. 2.
    cutting, severingclassical

    The act of cutting or severing something into pieces.

بَرْتَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to cut, severclassical

    To cut or sever something, similar to the meaning of 'فرتك'.

بَرْتَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting, severingclassical

    The act of cutting or severing something.

كَرْنَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to cut, severclassical

    To cut or sever something into pieces, used synonymously with 'فرتك' and 'برتك'.

كَرْنَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cutting, severingclassical

    The act of cutting or severing something into pieces.

Parallel reading

فرتك عمله: أفسده، يكون ذلك في النسج وغيره.
He spoiled his work: he ruined it, and this applies to weaving and other things.
برتكت الشيء برتكة وفرتكته فرتكة وكرنفته إذا قطعته مثل الذر.
I cut the thing with a cutting, and I spoiled it with a spoiling, and I severed it with a severing, if you cut it like scattering.