فرتن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes actions related to speech and movement, specifically speaking in a fragmented or hesitant manner and walking with short, quick steps. It also denotes various entities, including a young hyena, a promiscuous woman, a female slave, and a specific location.

Derived headwords

فَرْتَنَverb

1.
to fragment speechclassical
To speak in a broken, disjointed, or hesitant manner, as if struggling to articulate words.
2.
to walk quicklyclassical
To walk with short, rapid steps, suggesting haste or a particular gait.

الفِرْتِنَىnoun

1.
hyena cubclassical
The young offspring of a hyena.

فِرْتِنَىnoun

1.
promiscuous womanclassical
A woman known for her sexual promiscuity or unchastity.
2.
female slaveclassical
A woman who is enslaved.
3.
womanclassical
A general term for a woman.

فَرْتَنَىname

1.
place nameclassical
A specific location, a town or district named Fartana, situated in Marw al-Rūdh.

Parallel reading

شقق كلامه

He fragmented his speech.

واهتمس فيه

And he was hesitant in it (his speech).

وتقارب مشيه

And his walking was close together (short steps).

والفرتنى: ولد الضبع

And al-Firtna: the cub of the hyena.

وبلا لام: المرأة الزانية

And without the definite article: the adulterous woman.

والأمة

And the female slave.

وامرأة

And a woman.

وقصر بمرو الروذ

And a town/castle in Marw al-Rūdh.