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فخت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of light, specifically moonlight. It also extends to a type of bird known for its distinctive neck marking.

Derived headwords

الفَخْتnoun
  1. 1.
    moonlightclassical

    The light emitted by the moon.

الفَاخِتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    doveboth

    A type of bird, specifically a dove, known for its distinctive neck markings or 'collars'. It is the singular form of the word for doves.

الفَواخِتnoun
  1. 1.
    dovesboth

    The plural form of 'al-fākhitah', referring to doves.

Parallel reading

الفَخْت: ضوء القمر.
Al-fakht: moonlight.
يقال جلسنا في الفَخْت.
It is said, 'We sat in the moonlight.'
والفاختة: واحدة الفواخت، من ذوات الاطواق.
And al-fākhitah: the singular of al-fawākht, from those with collars.