فطن

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of intelligence, understanding, and perceptiveness. It describes the ability to grasp things quickly, to be astute, and to notice or comprehend something.

Derived headwords

الفطنةnoun

1.
Understandingboth
Similar to comprehension; the ability to grasp the meaning of something.
2.
Astutenessboth
The opposite of dullness or stupidity; keenness of intellect.

فَطِنَverb

1.
To understandboth
To comprehend or grasp a matter, often quickly.
2.
To be intelligentboth
To possess understanding or perceptiveness.

وقد فطن لهذا الأمر، بالفتح، يفطن — And he understood this matter.

فَطِنَverb

1.
To be aware ofboth
To notice or become conscious of something.

وقد فطن، بالكسر، فطنة وفطانة وفطانية — And he became aware of it.

فُطِنَverb

1.
To be made awareboth
To be informed or made to understand something (passive form).

فَطِنadjective

1.
Intelligentboth
Possessing understanding and perceptiveness; astute.

ورجل فطن بين الفطنة والفطن — And an intelligent man, possessing intelligence and astuteness.

فَطُونadjective

1.
Perceptiveboth
Having a keen ability to notice or understand things.

طب بذات قرعها فطون — ...a she-wolf with her offspring, perceptive.

فَطِينadjective

1.
Astuteboth
Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

قالت، وكنت رجلا فطينا — She said, and I was an astute man.

فَاطِنadjective

1.
Aware ofboth
Conscious of or understanding a particular matter.

فهو فاطن له — So he is aware of it.

فُطُونnoun

1.
Intelligenceboth
The quality of being intelligent; mental sharpness.

فُطَانَةnoun

1.
Intelligenceboth
The capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude.
2.
Perceptivenessboth
The quality of being perceptive; quick to understand.

ويقال: فطنت إليه وله وبه فطنة وفطانة — And it is said: one becomes aware of it, for it, and by it with perceptiveness and intelligence.

فُطَانِيَةnoun

1.
Intelligenceclassical
A quality or state of being intelligent or perceptive.

فُطُنnoun

1.
Intelligenceclassical
The state or quality of being intelligent.

فُطْنَةnoun

1.
Intelligenceboth
The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.

فُطُونَةnoun

1.
Intelligenceclassical
A high degree of mental acuity and understanding.

فُطُنnoun

1.
Intelligent peopleclassical
Plural form referring to intelligent individuals.

والأنثى فطنة؛ قال القطامي: إلى خدب سبط ستيني، ... طب بذات قرعها فطون وقال الآخر: قالت، وكنت رجلا فطينا: ... هذا لعمر الله إسرائينا وقال قيس بن عاصم في الجمع لا يفطنون لعيب جارهم، ... وهم لحفظ جواره فطن — And the female is fatinah; Al-Qutami said: To a slender she-camel, sixty years old... a perceptive she-wolf. And another said: She said, and I was an astute man: ... By God, this is our Israel. And Qais bin Asim said regarding the plural, they do not notice their neighbor's fault... and they are perceptive in guarding their neighbor's rights.

فُطْنَةnoun

1.
Intelligent womanclassical
Feminine form referring to an intelligent female.

المفاطنةnoun

1.
Mutual understandingclassical
A reciprocal action of understanding or awareness between two parties.

والمفاطنة: مفاعلة منه — And al-mufāṭanah: a reciprocal action from him.

الفَطِنadjective

1.
Astute personboth
A person characterized by keenness of intellect and perceptiveness.

وأما الفطن فذو فطنة للأشياء — As for al-faṭin, he is one possessing perceptiveness towards things.

تفطيناverb

1.
To make understandboth
To cause someone to understand or comprehend something.

وفطنه لهذا الأمر تفطينا: فهمه — And faṭanahu li-hādhā al-amr tafṭīnan: to make him understand it.

فَاطَنَverb

1.
To converseclassical
To engage in conversation, often implying a back-and-forth exchange.

إذا فاطنتنا في الحديث تهزهزت ... إليها قلوب — When we converse with her in speech, hearts are stirred towards her.

Parallel reading

الفطنة: كالفهم.

Al-fiṭnah: is like understanding.

والفطنة: ضد الغباوة.

And al-fiṭnah: is the opposite of dullness.

ورجل فطن بين الفطنة والفطن

And a man faṭin is characterized by al-fiṭnah and al-faṭin.

وقد فطن لهذا الأمر، بالفتح، يفطن فطنة وفطن فطنا وفطنا، وفطنا وفطونة وفطانة وفطانية

And he understood this matter, with fatḥ, he understands; fiṭnah and faṭana and faṭana, and faṭana and fuṭūnah and fuṭānah and fuṭāniyah.

فهو فاطن له وفطون وفطين وفطن وفطن وفطن وفطونة

So he is aware of it, and faṭūn, and faṭīn, and faṭin, and faṭin, and faṭin, and fuṭūnah.

وقد فطن، بالكسر، فطنة وفطانة وفطانية

And he became aware of it, with kasr, fiṭnah and fuṭānah and fuṭāniyah.

والجمع فطن، والأنثى فطنة

And the plural is fuṭun, and the feminine is fuṭnah.

قال القطامي: إلى خدب سبط ستيني، ... طب بذات قرعها فطون

Al-Qutami said: To a slender she-camel, sixty years old... a perceptive she-wolf.

وقال الآخر: قالت، وكنت رجلا فطينا: ... هذا لعمر الله إسرائينا

And another said: She said, and I was an astute man: ... By God, this is our Israel.

وقال قيس بن عاصم في الجمع لا يفطنون لعيب جارهم، ... وهم لحفظ جواره فطن

And Qais bin Asim said regarding the plural, they do not notice their neighbor's fault... and they are perceptive in guarding their neighbor's rights.

والمفاطنة: مفاعلة منه.

And al-mufāṭanah: is a reciprocal action from him.

وأما الفطن فذو فطنة للأشياء، قال: ولا يمتنع كل فعل من النعوت من أن يقال قد فعل وفطن أي صار فطنا إلا القليل.

As for al-faṭin, he is one possessing perceptiveness towards things, he said: And not every verb derived from adjectives can be said to have been done and faṭana, meaning became faṭin, except for a few.

وفطنه لهذا الأمر تفطينا: فهمه.

And faṭanahu li-hādhā al-amr tafṭīnan: to make him understand it.

وفي المثل: لا يفطن القارة إلا الحجارة؛ القارة: أنثى الذئبة.

And in the proverb: Only stones make the she-wolf aware; al-qārah: is the she-wolf.

وفاطنة في الحديث: راجعه؛ قال الراعي: إذا فاطنتنا في الحديث تهزهزت ... إليها قلوب، دونهن الجوانح

And fāṭana in hadith: means to converse back; Al-Ra'i said: When we converse with her in speech, hearts are stirred towards her, with the ribs between them.

ويقال: فطنت إليه وله وبه فطنة وفطانة.

And it is said: one becomes aware of it, for it, and by it with fiṭnah and fuṭānah.

ويقال: ليس له فطن أي فطنة.

And it is said: he has no faṭan, meaning fiṭnah.