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فثر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily relates to tables, specifically those made of stone or marble, and by extension, unity or agreement. It also appears to denote a place name.

Derived headwords

الفاثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Table (of stone)classical

    A table, particularly one made of marble or similar stone.

  2. 2.
    Unity, agreementclassical

    Used metaphorically to signify being on the same table, meaning in agreement or unity.

  3. 3.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location mentioned in poetry.

Parallel reading

الفاثور: الخوان يتخذ من الرخام ونحوه.
Al-fathūr: The table made of marble and the like.
إذا انجلى فاثور عين الشمس
When the table of 'Ayn al-Shams is revealed
هم على فاثور واحد، أي على مائدة واحدة،، ومنزلة واحدة.
They are on one fathūr, meaning on one table, and one station.
وفاثور: الذى في شعر لبيد (1) : اسم موضع.
And Fathūr: that which is in the poetry of Labīd (1): is a place name.