فاته

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of something passing by, being missed, or escaping. It extends to notions of suddenness, a gap or interval, and acting independently or preemptively. It also covers the idea of disparity or difference.

Derived headwords

فَاتَهُ الْأَمْرُverb

1.
to missboth
The matter passed him by; he missed it.
2.
to escapeboth
Something escaped from him or was beyond his reach.

فَوْتًاnoun

1.
passing byboth
The act of something passing by or being missed.
2.
escapeboth
The state of being missed or escaped.

فَوَاتًاnoun

1.
passing byboth
The act of something passing by or being missed.
2.
escapeboth
The state of being missed or escaped.

افتاتهverb

1.
to miss somethingclassical
To miss something, similar to 'fatahu'.

أفَاتَهُverb

1.
to cause to missboth
Someone else caused it to pass him by or be missed.

مَوْتُ الْفَوَاتِnoun

1.
sudden deathclassical
Suddenness, particularly in the context of death.

فَوْتُ فَمِهِnoun

1.
out of reachclassical
The distance where one can see something but cannot reach it.

فَوْتُ رُمْحِهِnoun

1.
out of reachclassical
The distance where one can see something but cannot reach it.

فَوْتُ يَدِهِnoun

1.
out of reachclassical
The distance where one can see something but cannot reach it.

الْفَوْتُnoun

1.
gapboth
The space or gap between two fingers.

لَا يُفْتَاتُ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to act without permissionclassical
One does not act without his command or permission.

افْتَاتَ الْكَلَامَverb

1.
to invent speechclassical
To originate or invent speech or a saying.

افْتَاتَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to rule overclassical
To rule or have authority over someone.

تَفَاوَتَ الشِّيئَانِverb

1.
to differboth
The two things became distant from each other; they differed.
2.
to varyboth
The two things varied or were dissimilar.

تَفَاوُتًاnoun

1.
differenceboth
The state of being different or distant.
2.
disparityboth
A disparity or variation between things.

الْفُيَيِّتُadjective

1.
stubbornclassical
One who is singular in his opinion; stubborn.

تَفَوَّتَ عَلَيْهِ فِي مَالِهِverb

1.
to lose moneyclassical
He lost money; it escaped him in his wealth.

Parallel reading

فاته، الأمر فوتا وفواتا: ذهب عنه

The matter passed him by, 'fautan' and 'fawātan': it went away from him.

كافتاته، وأفاته إياه غيره

Like his missing it, and another caused it to be missed by him.

وموت الفوات: الفجأة

And 'mawt al-fawāt': suddenness.

وهو فوت فمه، وفوت رمحه ويده، أي: حيث يراه ولا يصل إليه

And it is the 'fawt' of his mouth, and the 'fawt' of his spear and hand, meaning: where he sees it but cannot reach it.

والفوت: الفرجة بين أصبعين

And 'al-fawt': the gap between two fingers.

ولا يفتات عليه: لا يعمل دون أمره

And 'lā yuftātu 'alayhi': one does not act without his command.

وافتات الكلام: ابتدعه

And 'iftāta al-kalām': he invented speech.

و عليه: حكم

And 'iftāta 'alayhi': he ruled over him.

وتفاوت الشيآن: تباعد ما بينهما تفاوتا، مثلثة الواو

And 'tafāwata al-shiy'ān': the two things became distant from each other, 'tafāwutan', with the 'wāw' being tri-vocalic.

والفويت، كزبير: المتفرد برأيه، للمذكر والمؤنث

And 'al-fuyayyat', like 'zubayr': the one singular in his opinion, for male and female.

وم {ماترى في خلق الرحمن من تفاوت}

And {you do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any 'tafāfut'}.

أي: عيب، يقول الناظر: لو كان كذا لكان أحسن

Meaning: a defect; the observer says: if it were so, it would be better.

وتفوت عليه في ماله: فاته به

And 'tafawwata 'alayhi fī mālihi': he missed it in his wealth.