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الءفط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to descriptions of physical features, specifically a flat or snub nose, and also to sounds associated with animal herding or sexual intercourse. It can also describe speech that is unintelligible.

Derived headwords

الأَفْطَسadjective
  1. 1.
    snub-nosedboth

    Describing a person or animal with a flat, upturned nose.

الفُطُوطِىّadjective
  1. 1.
    broad-backedclassical

    A man with a broad or wide back.

الفَطَافِطnoun
  1. 1.
    soundsclassical

    Sounds made when driving animals or during sexual intercourse.

فَطْفَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to defecateclassical

    To pass feces; to excrete waste.

  2. 2.
    to speak unintelligiblyclassical

    To utter words that are unclear or incomprehensible.

Parallel reading

الأَفْطَس.
The snub-nosed one.
والفطوطى، كخجوجى: الرجل الأفزر الظهر.
And al-fuṭūṭī, like khujūjī: the man with the broad back.
والفطافط: الأصوات عند الزجر والجماع.
And al-faṭāfiṭ: the sounds upon driving (animals) and intercourse.
وفطفط: سلح، وتكلم بكلام لا يفهم.
And faṭfaṭa: he defecated, and he spoke words that are not understood.