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الفخت

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to light, specifically moonlight, and also encompasses concepts of cutting, striking, and making holes. It extends to the sound of a specific bird and the act of walking in a particular manner.

Derived headwords

الفَخْتnoun
  1. 1.
    Moonlightboth

    The light emitted by the moon.

  2. 2.
    Theftclassical

    The act of a cook snatching something from a pot.

  3. 3.
    Trapboth

    A device used to catch something, often animals.

  4. 4.
    Holesclassical

    Round perforations in a ceiling.

الفَاخِتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Doveboth

    A type of bird, often referring to the collared dove.

تفَخَّتَverb
  1. 1.
    To walk with a specific gaitclassical

    To walk with the gait characteristic of the فاختة (dove).

  2. 2.
    To be amazedclassical

    To express astonishment or wonder.

فَخَتَverb
  1. 1.
    To cutclassical

    To sever or divide something.

  2. 2.
    To uncover a potclassical

    To remove the lid or cover from a cooking pot.

  3. 3.
    To strike the headclassical

    To hit someone's head with a sword.

  4. 4.
    To cooclassical

    To make the characteristic sound of a dove.

فاختة بنت أبي طالبname
  1. 1.
    Fakhita bint Abi Talibclassical

    A female companion (Sahabiyyah) of the Prophet Muhammad.

فاختة بنت عمروname
  1. 1.
    Fakhita bint Amrclassical

    A female companion (Sahabiyyah) of the Prophet Muhammad.

فاختة بنت الوليدname
  1. 1.
    Fakhita bint al-Walidclassical

    A female companion (Sahabiyyah) of the Prophet Muhammad.

انفَخَتَverb
  1. 1.
    To become perforatedclassical

    For a ceiling to develop holes or perforations.

Parallel reading

ضوء القمر
Moonlight
ونشل الطباخ الفدرة من القدرة
And the cook snatching the morsel from the pot
والفخ
And the trap
وثقوب مستديرة في السقف
And round holes in the ceiling
والفاختة: طائر م
And the Fakhita: a bird (type)
وتفخت: مشى مشيتها
And Tafakhta: walked its walk
وتعجب
And was amazed
وفخته، كمنعه: قطعه
And Fakhtahu, like Man'ahu: cut it
و الإناء: كشفه
And the pot: uncovered it
و رأسه بالسيف: ضربه
And his head with the sword: struck it
و الفاختة: صوتت
And the Fakhita: cooed
وانفخت السقف: انثقب
And the ceiling became perforated: it was pierced