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الفتك

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns acts of daring, boldness, and decisive action, often with a connotation of aggression or sudden, forceful intervention. It extends to concepts of bravery, seizing opportunities, and sometimes to intense engagement with tasks or malicious intent.

Derived headwords

الفَتْكnoun
  1. 1.
    daring undertakingboth

    Embarking on matters that the soul desires or is drawn to, often implying boldness or risk.

  2. 2.
    boldnessboth

    A quality of being daring and courageous.

فَتَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to attack decisivelyclassical

    To seize an opportunity against someone, resulting in killing or wounding them openly.

  2. 2.
    to be boldboth

    To be daring and courageous.

  3. 3.
    to persistclassical

    To be stubborn or insistent in a matter.

  4. 4.
    to be mischievousclassical

    To behave playfully or mischievously, especially a young girl.

  5. 5.
    to be extremely wickedclassical

    To reach an extreme level of malice or wickedness.

فَتَكَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to attack and kill/woundclassical

    To seize an opportunity against someone, leading to their death or injury, often openly.

فَتَكَ في الأمرverb
  1. 1.
    to persist in a matterclassical

    To be stubborn or insistent in pursuing a matter.

فَتَكَ الجاريةverb
  1. 1.
    to be mischievous (girl)classical

    For a young girl to exhibit playful or mischievous behavior.

فَتَكَ في الخبثverb
  1. 1.
    to be extremely wickedclassical

    To reach an extreme degree of malice or wickedness.

فاتِكadjective
  1. 1.
    boldboth

    Possessing daring courage and bravery.

  2. 2.
    deadlyboth

    Capable of causing death; lethal.

فَتّاكadjective
  1. 1.
    very boldboth

    Extremely daring and courageous.

  2. 2.
    deadlyboth

    Extremely lethal or destructive.

المُفاتَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    skillful negotiationclassical

    The act of being skillful or adept, particularly in negotiation or dealing with matters.

  2. 2.
    intense engagementclassical

    Engaging with something forcefully, such as eating vigorously.

فاتَكَ الأمرverb
  1. 1.
    to deal with a matterclassical

    To engage with or handle a matter.

فاتَكَ فلاناًverb
  1. 1.
    to be persistent with someoneclassical

    To be persistent or to continuously engage with someone.

فاتَكَ فلاناًverb
  1. 1.
    to grant a requestclassical

    To give someone what they asked for in a sale or negotiation.

فاتَحَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to negotiate without agreementclassical

    To discuss terms of a sale or negotiation with someone without reaching an agreement or giving them anything.

تَفْتيك القطنnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffing cottonmodern

    The process of loosening or fluffing cotton fibers.

تَفَتَّكَ بأمرهverb
  1. 1.
    to proceed decisivelyclassical

    To carry out one's affair or task decisively without consulting anyone.

فَدَكname
  1. 1.
    Fadakboth

    A place name, specifically a town in Khaybar.

فَدَكِيّname
  1. 1.
    Fadakiclassical

    A name referring to Fadaki bin Abd, the father of Mayya, mother of Amr bin Al-Ahtam.

الفَدَكِيّاتname
  1. 1.
    Al-Fadakiyyatclassical

    A group of Kharijites who were attributed to Abu Fadak Al-Khariji.

تَفْديك القطنnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffing cottonmodern

    The act of loosening or fluffing cotton fibers.

Parallel reading

ركوب ما هم من الأمور ودعت إليه النفس كالفتوك والإفتاك
Embarking on matters that the soul desires and is drawn to, like daring undertakings and boldness.
فتك به: انتهز منه فرصة، فقتله أو جرحه مجاهرة
To attack him: to seize an opportunity against him, and kill or wound him openly.
و في الأمر: لج
And in the matter: to be stubborn.
و الجارية: مجنت
And the young girl: to be mischievous.
و في الخبث فتوكا: بالغ
And in wickedness, to reach extreme levels: to exaggerate.
والمفاتكة: المماهرة، ومواقعة الشيء بشدة كالأكل ونحوه
And Al-Mufatakah: skillful negotiation, and engaging with something intensely like eating and the like.
وفاتك الأمر: واقعه
And the matter was dealt with: it was engaged with.
وفلانا: داومه
And him: he was persistent with him.
وفلانا: أعطاه ما استام ببيعه
And him: he gave him what he asked for in his sale.
وفاتحه: إذا ساومه ولم يعطه شيئا
And he negotiated with him: if he bargained with him and did not give him anything.
وتفتيك القطن: نفشه
And fluffing cotton: to loosen it.
وتفتك بأمره: مضى عليه لا يؤامر أحدا
And he proceeded with his affair: he went ahead with it without consulting anyone.
وتفديك القطن: نفشه
And fluffing cotton: to loosen it.