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فتله

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root 'فتله' primarily concerns the concept of twisting, turning, or bending something. This extends to meanings of diverting, changing one's mind, and also refers to specific small objects or parts that are twisted, such as a wick or a fine rope.

Derived headwords

فَتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to twistboth

    To twist or twine something, such as a rope or thread.

  2. 2.
    to divertclassical

    To turn someone's face or attention away from something or someone.

يَفْتُلُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he twists itboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to twist'.

كَفَتَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to twist it stronglyclassical

    An intensive form of twisting, implying a strong or thorough twisting action.

اِنْفَتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be twistedboth

    To become twisted or coiled.

  2. 2.
    to turn awayclassical

    To turn oneself away or depart.

تَفَتَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to twist oneselfclassical

    To twist or writhe oneself, often implying effort or struggle.

فَتِيلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    fine ropeboth

    A thin, fine rope made from fibers.

  2. 2.
    wickboth

    The wick of a lamp, made of twisted fibers.

  3. 3.
    earwaxclassical

    Accumulated dirt or earwax twisted between the fingers.

  4. 4.
    a tiny amountclassical

    Used in negation to mean a very small or insignificant amount.

مَفْتُولٌadjective
  1. 1.
    twistedboth

    Something that has been twisted or coiled.

فَتِيلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wickboth

    The wick of a lamp.

  2. 2.
    a small amountclassical

    A very small quantity, often used in expressions of negation.

فَتْلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    containerclassical

    A container for the seeds of certain desert plants like 'سلم' and 'سمر'.

  2. 2.
    young plant shootclassical

    The early, unexpanded shoot of a plant that is twisted or coiled.

  3. 3.
    camel's gaitclassical

    A specific gait or movement of a camel's foreleg.

أَفْتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to produce shootsclassical

    To begin to produce young, twisted shoots, referring to plants.

أَفْتَلُadjective
  1. 1.
    twistedclassical

    Having twisted limbs or features.

فَتْلَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy camelclassical

    A female camel that is heavy and has wide-set legs.

فَتَلَnoun
  1. 1.
    nightingaleclassical

    A nightingale bird.

  2. 2.
    chirping soundclassical

    The chirping or singing sound of a nightingale.

يُفْتَلُverb
  1. 1.
    to twist (passive)both

    The passive form of the verb 'to twist'.

دَبْطَخِيرِسْتَانname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a region or city.

فَتَلَ ذُؤَابَتَهُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to change his mindclassical

    Figuratively, to make someone change their opinion or decision.

ذُبَالَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lamp wickboth

    The wick of a lamp, often made of twisted material.

ذُبَالٌ مُفْتَلٌّnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    abundant wicksclassical

    Refers to many lamp wicks, emphasizing quantity.

Parallel reading

فَتَلَهُ يَفْتُلُهُ: لَوَاهُ
He twisted it, he twists it: he bent it.
وَكَفَتَلَهُ
And he twisted it strongly.
وَقَدِ انْفَتَلَ
And he became twisted/turned away.
وَتَفَتَّلَ
And he twisted himself.
وَهُوَ فَتِيلٌ وَمَفْتُولٌ
And he is twisted/a twisted thing.
وَالسُّحَاةُ الَّتِي فِي شَقِّ النَّوَاةِ
And the membrane within the date pit.
وَمَا فَتَلْتَهُ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِكَ مِنَ الْوَسَخِ، كَالْفَتِيلَةِ
And what you twisted between your fingers from dirt, like a wick.
وَمَا أَغْنَى عَنْكَ فَتِيلاً وَلا فَتْلَةً
And it did not avail you a tiny bit nor a small thing.
وَالْفَتْلَةُ: وِعَاءُ حَبِّ السَّلَمِ وَالسَّمَرِ خَاصَّةً
And the 'fatlah' is the container of the seeds of the Salam and Samar plants specifically.
وَمَا لَمْ يَنْبَسِطْ مِنَ النَّبَاتِ، لَكِنَّهُ يُفْتَلُ
And what has not unfolded of the plant, but it is twisted.
وَبِالتَّحْرِيكِ: انْدِمَاجٌ فِي مِرْفَقِ النَّاقَةِ
And with the movement: a twisting in the camel's foreleg.
وَالنَّعْتُ أَفْتَلُ وَفَتْلَاءُ
And the adjective is 'aftal' and 'fatlaa'.
أَوِ الْفَتْلَاءُ: النَّاقَةُ الثَّقِيلَةُ الْمُتَأَطِّرَةُ الرِّجْلَيْنِ
Or 'al-fatlaa': the heavy camel with wide-set legs.
وَكَشَدَّادٍ: الْبُلْبُلُ، وَالْفَتْلُ: صِيَاحُهُ
And like 'shaddad': the nightingale, and 'al-fatl': its chirping.
وَيُفْتَلُ، كَيُجْعَلُ: دَبْطَخِيرِسْتَان
And 'yuf'tal', like 'yuj'al': Dabtakhiristan.
وَفَتَلَ ذُؤَابَتَهُ: أَزَالَهُ عَنْ رَأْيِهِ
And he twisted his braid: he removed him from his opinion.
وَالذُّبَالَةُ
And the lamp wick.
وَمَا زَالَ يَفْتِلُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ فِي الذِّرْوَةِ وَالْغَارِبِ، أَيْ: يَدُورُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ خِدَاعِهِ
And he kept twisting from so-and-so in the peak and the hump, meaning: he was maneuvering behind his deception.