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فطا

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking and crushing something with the hand. It also extends to the act of a woman giving a man in marriage.

Derived headwords

فَطَاverb
  1. 1.
    to strike and crushboth

    To strike something with the hand, causing it to be crushed or broken.

فَطْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    striking and crushingboth

    The act of striking and crushing something with the hand.

فَطْوnoun
  1. 1.
    striking and crushingboth

    The act of striking and crushing something with the hand.

فَطْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a strikeboth

    A single instance of striking and crushing.

فَطْوٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a strikeboth

    A single instance of striking and crushing.

فَطْوَىnoun
  1. 1.
    a strikeboth

    A single instance of striking and crushing.

فَطَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    a strikeboth

    A single instance of striking and crushing.

فَطْوَىًnoun
  1. 1.
    a strikeboth

    A single instance of striking and crushing.

فَطْوَىverb
  1. 1.
    to give in marriageclassical

    A woman gives a man in marriage, meaning she marries him off to someone.

Parallel reading

فَطَا الشيءَ يَفْطُوهُ فَطْوًا: ضَرَبَهُ بِيَدِهِ وَشَدَخَهُ
He struck the thing, striking it with his hand and crushing it.
وَفَطَوْتُ المَرْأَةَ: أَنْكَحْتُهَا
And I gave the woman in marriage, meaning I married her off.