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فطر

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root فطر (f-ṭ-r) primarily relates to breaking, splitting, or opening, often in the context of breaking fast. It extends to concepts of creation, natural disposition, and the initial state of something before it matures or develops.

Derived headwords

أفطرَverb
  1. 1.
    the fasting person broke his fastboth

    the fasting person broke his fast

أفطر الصائم — The fasting person broke their fast.
الفِطْرnoun
  1. 1.
    the noun is iftar (breaking of fast)both

    the noun is iftar (breaking of fast)

  2. 2.
    the crack, splitboth

    the crack, split

  3. 3.
    Beginning and invention.both

    Beginning and invention.

  4. 4.
    The door of the back.both

    The door of the back.

والاسم الفطر — And the noun is al-fiṭr (breaking fast).
فَطَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning they have broken their fastboth

    meaning they have broken their fast

  2. 2.
    He broke it, so it broke.both

    He broke it, so it broke.

وفطرته أنا تفطيرا — And I provided him with food to break his fast.
مُفْطِرadjective
  1. 1.
    a man who has broken his fastboth

    a man who has broken his fast

ورجل مفطر — And a man who is breaking his fast.
مَفَاطِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    people who have broken their fast, like موسر (wealthy) and مياسير (wealthy, plural)both

    people who have broken their fast, like موسر (wealthy) and مياسير (wealthy, plural)

وقوم مفاطير — And a people who are breaking their fast.
فَطِرadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning they have broken their fastboth

    meaning they have broken their fast

  2. 2.
    He broke it, so it broke.both

    He broke it, so it broke.

ورجل فطر وقوم فطر، أي مفطرون — And a man who is breaking fast and a people who are breaking fast, meaning they are not fasting.
الفُطُورnoun
  1. 1.
    what one breaks fast withboth

    what one breaks fast with

والفطور: ما يفطر عليه — And al-fuṭūr: what one breaks fast with.
الفُطُورِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    as if attributed to itboth

    as if attributed to it

وكذلك الفطوري كأنه منسوب إليه — And likewise al-fuṭūrī, as if it is attributed to it (breaking fast).
الفِطْرnoun
  1. 1.
    the noun is iftar (breaking of fast)both

    the noun is iftar (breaking of fast)

  2. 2.
    the crack, splitboth

    the crack, split

  3. 3.
    Beginning and invention.both

    Beginning and invention.

  4. 4.
    The door of the back.both

    The door of the back.

حتى استبان فيه الفطر — Until the split appeared in it.
الفِطْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the nature, dispositionboth

    the nature, disposition

والفطرة بالكسر: الخلقة — And al-fiṭrah (with kasra): the innate disposition/creation.
فَطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning they have broken their fastboth

    meaning they have broken their fast

  2. 2.
    He broke it, so it broke.both

    He broke it, so it broke.

وقد فطره يفطره بالضم فطرا، أي خلقه — And He created him, He creates him (with damma), meaning He fashioned him.
فَطْرnoun
  1. 1.
    meaning they have broken their fastboth

    meaning they have broken their fast

  2. 2.
    He broke it, so it broke.both

    He broke it, so it broke.

وقد فطره يفطره بالضم فطرا، أي خلقه — And He created him, He creates him (with damma), meaning He fashioned him.
فَطَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    someone else made him break his fast, a breaking of fastboth

    someone else made him break his fast, a breaking of fast

يقال: فطرته فانفطر — It is said: I split it, and it split.
انْفَطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to splitboth

    To become split, cracked, or broken apart.

يقال: فطرته فانفطر — It is said: I split it, and it split.
فَاطِرadjective
  1. 1.
    What is the Creator of the heavens?both

    What is the Creator of the heavens?

فهو بعير فاطر — So it is a camel whose tooth has emerged.
تَفَطَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    It cracked, split.both

    It cracked, split.

وتفطر الشئ: تشقق — And tafattara (to crack): to become fissured.
فَتَّارadjective
  1. 1.
    crackedclassical

    An adjective describing something that has cracks or fissures, like a sword.

وسيف فطار، أي فيه تشقق — And a sword faṭṭār, meaning it has cracks.
الفِطْرnoun
  1. 1.
    the noun is iftar (breaking of fast)both

    the noun is iftar (breaking of fast)

  2. 2.
    the crack, splitboth

    the crack, split

  3. 3.
    Beginning and invention.both

    Beginning and invention.

  4. 4.
    The door of the back.both

    The door of the back.

والفطر: حلب الناقة بالسبابة والإبهام — And al-fiṭr: milking the she-camel with the index finger and thumb.
الفَطِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    The opposite of leavened, which is dough that has not fermented.both

    The opposite of leavened, which is dough that has not fermented.

  2. 2.
    Anything you hastened before its completion is 'fatir'.both

    Anything you hastened before its completion is 'fatir'.

والفطير: خلاف الخمير، وهو العجين الذي لم يختمر — And al-faṭīr: the opposite of leavened, it is dough that has not fermented.
أفْطَرَverb
  1. 1.
    the fasting person broke his fastboth

    the fasting person broke his fast

وفطرت العجين أفطره فطرا، إذا أعجلته عن إدراكه — And I made the dough hasty, I make it hasty (faṭran), if I rushed it before its readiness.

Parallel reading

أفطر الصائم.
The fasting person broke their fast.
والاسم الفطر.
And the noun is al-fiṭr (breaking fast).
وفطرته أنا تفطيرا.
And I provided him with food to break his fast.
ورجل مفطر وقوم مفاطير، مثل موسر ومياسير.
And a man who is breaking his fast and a people who are breaking their fast, like a wealthy person and wealthy people.
ورجل فطر وقوم فطر، أي مفطرون، وهو مصدر في الأصل.
And a man who is breaking fast and a people who are breaking fast, meaning they are not fasting, and it is originally a masdar.
والفطور: ما يفطر عليه، وكذلك الفطوري كأنه منسوب إليه.
And al-fuṭūr: what one breaks fast with, and likewise al-fuṭūrī, as if it is attributed to it.
وفطرت المرأة العجين حتى استبان فيه الفطر.
And the woman worked the dough until the split appeared in it.
والفطر أيضا: ضرب من الكمأة أبيض عظام، الواحدة فطرة.
And al-fiṭr is also: a type of mushroom, large and white, the singular is fiṭrah.
والفطرة بالكسر: الخلقة.
And al-fiṭrah (with kasra): the innate disposition/creation.
وقد فطره يفطره بالضم فطرا، أي خلقه.
And He created him, He creates him (with damma), meaning He fashioned him.
والفطر: الشق.
And al-fiṭr: the split.
يقال: فطرته فانفطر.
It is said: I split it, and it split.
ومن فطر ناب البعير: طلع، فهو بعير فاطر.
And from it is the splitting of a camel's canine tooth: it emerged, so it is a camel whose tooth has emerged.
وتفطر الشئ: تشقق.
And tafattara (to crack): to become fissured.
وسيف فطار، أي فيه تشقق.
And a sword faṭṭār, meaning it has cracks.
وسيفي كالعقيقة فهو كمعي * سلاحي لا أفل ولا فطارا
And my sword is like al-'aqiqah, so it is my weapon, it does not break nor split.
والفطر: الابتداء والاختراع.
And al-fiṭr: the beginning and the invention.
كنت لا أدري ما فاطر السموات حتى أتاني أعربيان يختصمان في بئر فقال أحدهما: أنا فطرتها أي أنا ابتدأتها.
I did not know what Faṭir as-Samāwāt (Originator of the heavens) meant until two Arabs came to me arguing over a well, and one of them said: I originated it, meaning I began it.
والفطر: حلب الناقة بالسبابة والإبهام.
And al-fiṭr: milking the she-camel with the index finger and thumb.
والفطير: خلاف الخمير، وهو العجين الذي لم يختمر.
And al-faṭīr: the opposite of leavened, it is dough that has not fermented.
وكل شئ أعجلته عن إدراكه فهو فطير.
And everything that you rush before its readiness is faṭīr.
إياك والرأي الفطير.
Beware of the hasty opinion.
وفطرت العجين أفطره فطرا، إذا أعجلته عن إدراكه.
And I made the dough hasty, I make it hasty (faṭran), if I rushed it before its readiness.
تقول: عندي خبز خمير، وحيس فطير، أي طرى.
You say: I have leavened bread, and hasty (fresh) ḥays, meaning soft.