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الفتخة

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of largeness, looseness, and openness, particularly concerning joints, fingers, and physical attributes. It also extends to objects like large rings, certain types of fungi, and descriptive terms for animals and people.

Derived headwords

الفَتْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large ringboth

    A large ring worn on the hand or foot, or a silver ring similar to a ring.

فَتَخَverb
  1. 1.
    To be loose/relaxedclassical

    To become loose or relaxed, referring to joints.

  2. 2.
    To widen/loosenclassical

    To widen or loosen one's fingers.

الفَتْخnoun
  1. 1.
    Looseness of jointsclassical

    Looseness and flexibility of the joints.

  2. 2.
    Width/length of hand/footclassical

    The width or length of the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.

  3. 3.
    Bell/jingleclassical

    Any bell or jingle that does not produce a rattling sound.

أَفْتَخَverb
  1. 1.
    To be exhaustedclassical

    To become exhausted or overwhelmed.

فَتْخَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Wide/loose-wingedclassical

    Describing an eagle with flexible wings.

  2. 2.
    High-uddered (negative)classical

    Describing a she-camel whose udders are high and distant from the belly, considered a defect.

  3. 3.
    Generous/full-uddered (positive)classical

    Describing a woman or a udder that is full and well-formed, considered praiseworthy.

فُتُوخnoun
  1. 1.
    Joints of clawsclassical

    The joints of a lion's claws.

الأَفَاتِيخnoun
  1. 1.
    Early fungiclassical

    The initial growths of fungi that resemble truffles until they are unearthed and identified.

أَفْتَخُ الطَّرْفadjective
  1. 1.
    Languid-eyedclassical

    Describing a person with a languid or listless gaze.

فَتَخَ أصَابِعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To widen fingersclassical

    To widen or spread out one's fingers.

الفَتْخَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Wooden stoolclassical

    A wooden stool or seat used by a honey collector.

فُتُخnoun
  1. 1.
    Loosenessclassical

    Looseness or relaxation.

فُتُخَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Large rings (pl.)both

    Plural of 'fatkha', referring to large rings.

فُتُوخnoun
  1. 1.
    Looseness of joints (pl.)classical

    Plural of 'fatkh', referring to the looseness of joints.

Parallel reading

خاتم كبير يكون في اليد والرجل، أو حلقة من فضة كالخاتم
A large ring that is on the hand and foot, or a silver ring like a ring.
والفتخ، محركة: استرخاء المفاصل، ولينها
And al-fatkh, with vowel movement: looseness of the joints, and their flexibility.
أو عرض الكف والقدم، وطولهما
Or the width of the palm and the foot, and their length.
ومنه: أسد أفتخ
And from it: a lion with loose joints (or wide paws).
وشبه الطرق في الإبل
And like the gait of camels (implying looseness).
وكل جلجل لا يجرس
And every bell that does not jingle.
وفتخ أصابعه، وفتخها: عرضها وأرخاها
And he widened his fingers, and he loosened them: he made them wide and relaxed.
والفتخاء: شبه ملبن من خشب يقعد عليه مشتار العسل
And al-fatkhā': a wooden seat resembling a milking stool upon which a honey collector sits.
ومن العقبان: اللينة الجناح
And among eagles: the one with flexible wings.
وناقة فتخاء الأخلاف: ارتفعت أخلافها قبل بطنها، ذم
And a she-camel with high udders: her udders are raised high before her belly, a defect.
وفي المرأة والضرع: مدح
And in a woman and a udder: praise.
وفتوخ الأسد: مفاصل مخالبه
And the fūtūkh of the lion: the joints of its claws.
وأفتخ: أعيا، وانبهر
And he became exhausted: he was tired, and overwhelmed.
والأفاتيخ من الفقوع: هنوات تخرج أولا فتظن كمأة حتى تستخرج فتعرف
And al-afātīkh from fungi: are small growths that emerge first, thought to be truffles until they are dug up and identified.
ورجل أفتخ الطرف: فاتره
And a man with an aftakh gaze: languid.