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الفرطوم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the beak or snout of an animal, particularly a camel or elephant. It also extends to the act of patching or mending something, especially leather.

Derived headwords

الفُرْطُومnoun
  1. 1.
    snout, trunkboth

    The projecting nose or snout of an animal, such as a camel or elephant. It can also refer to the trunk of an elephant.

  2. 2.
    beakclassical

    The beak of a bird, though less common in this specific usage.

خِفَافnoun
  1. 1.
    sandalsboth

    Footwear, specifically sandals, often made of leather.

مُفَرْطَمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    patched, mendedclassical

    Describing something, particularly sandals, that has been repaired or patched.

فَرَطَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to patch, to mendclassical

    To repair or mend something, especially leather goods like sandals.

Parallel reading

الفُرْطُوم، كزنبور: منقار الخف.
Al-furṭūm, like zunbūr: the beak of the sandal.
وخفاف مفرطمة: قد فرطمها الخفاف، أي: رقعها، صوابه بالقاف، وغلط الجوهري.
And mended sandals: the sandals have mended them, meaning: patched them. The correct reading is with qāf, and al-Jawharī erred.