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الفث

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to plants that grow in arid conditions, specifically edible grains and the colocynth plant. It also extends to concepts of breaking, scattering, abundance, and being overwhelmed or defeated.

Derived headwords

الفَثّnoun
  1. 1.
    edible grainclassical

    A type of plant whose grain is eaten during times of drought.

  2. 2.
    colocynth plantclassical

    Refers to the colocynth plant (Citrullus colocynthis).

الانفِثاثnoun
  1. 1.
    breakingclassical

    The act of being broken or shattered.

فَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterclassical

    To scatter or spread something out, like seeds or grain.

المَفَثَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceclassical

    A state of being numerous or abundant.

فَثّadjective
  1. 1.
    scatteredclassical

    Describing dates that are scattered or dispersed.

مِفَثَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    numerousclassical

    Describing something as numerous or abundant, often used in conjunction with people or things.

افتَتَّواverb
  1. 1.
    to be overwhelmedclassical

    To be overcome, defeated, or subdued.

Parallel reading

نبت يختبز حبه في الجدب
A plant whose grain is eaten during drought.
وشجر الحنظل
And the colocynth plant.
الانفثاث: الانكسار
Al-infithath: breaking.
وفث جلته: نثرها
And fatha jallatuhu: he scattered it.
والمفثة: الكثرة
And al-mafaththah: abundance.
وتمر فث: متفرق
And fath dates: scattered.
وكثير مفثة: كثير نزل
And kathirun mafaththah: numerous, descended.
وما افتتوا، بالضم: ما قهروا
And ma iftatu, with damma: what they were not overcome by.