فطحل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a vast, ancient, or primordial time, often associated with a period before humanity or a time of great abundance. It can also denote a large or powerful entity, such as a flood or a large animal, and is sometimes used as a proper name.

Derived headwords

الفطحلnoun

1.
Primordial eraclassical
A vast, ancient period of time, specifically a time before humanity existed.
2.
Noah's eraclassical
The time of the Prophet Noah, peace be upon him, characterized by specific conditions.
3.
Time of abundanceclassical
A period of prosperity and plenty, associated with fertile land.
4.
Floodclassical
A large, powerful torrent or flood.
5.
Large animalclassical
A large, robust animal, compared to a 'subḥal'.

فطحلname

1.
Proper nameboth
A male given name.

فطحلother

1.
Largeclassical
Describing something as large or massive, like a camel.

Parallel reading

دهر لم يخلق الناس فيه بعد

A time when people had not yet been created.

زمن الفطحل زمن نوح النبي

The era of Al-Faṭḥal is the era of the Prophet Noah.

أيام كانت الحجارة فيه رطابا

Days when the stones were moist.

لو عمرت عمر الحسل، أو عمر نوح زمن الفطحل

If I lived as long as the young gazelle, or as long as Noah during the era of Al-Faṭḥal,

والصخر مبتل كطين الوحل

And the rock is wet like muddy clay,

زمن الفطحل إذ السلام رطاب

The era of Al-Faṭḥal when the stones were moist.

أتيتك عام الفطحل والهدملة يعني زمن الخصب والريف

I came to you in the year of Al-Faṭḥal and Al-Hadmalah, meaning a time of fertility and abundance.

فطحل، بفتح الفاء، اسم رجل

Faṭḥal, with a fatha on the fa, is the name of a man.

تباعد مني فطحل إذ رأيته أمين

Faṭḥal kept his distance from me when I saw him, O Amin.

والفطحل: السيل

And Al-Faṭḥal: the flood.

وجمل فطحل: ضخم مثل السبحل

And a Faṭḥal camel: large like a Subḥal.