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فتش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of searching, investigating, or examining something thoroughly. It implies a detailed inspection to find something hidden or to verify facts.

Derived headwords

فَتَشَverb
  1. 1.
    he searched the thing, a searchingboth

    he searched the thing, a searching

فَتْشnoun
  1. 1.
    he searched the thing, a searchingboth

    he searched the thing, a searching

تَفْتِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    investigationboth

    A systematic inquiry or examination to discover facts or information.

  2. 2.
    scrutinyboth

    Close and critical examination or observation.

Parallel reading

فتشت الشئ فتشا
I searched the thing thoroughly.
فتشته تفتيشا
I investigated it thoroughly.