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فتل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root 'فتل' primarily relates to the concept of twisting, coiling, or braiding. It extends to meanings of manipulation, deception, and even physical attributes related to the shape or form resulting from such actions.

Derived headwords

الفتيلةnoun
  1. 1.
    wickboth

    The wick of a lamp, made of twisted fibers.

  2. 2.
    twisted wickclassical

    A wick that is twisted, with the doubling of the word indicating abundance or intensity.

الفتيلnoun
  1. 1.
    date pit fiberclassical

    The fibrous material found within the slit of a date pit.

  2. 2.
    lintclassical

    The small amount of lint or debris that can be twisted between the fingers.

فتلverb
  1. 1.
    he twisted the ropeboth

    he twisted the rope

انفتلverb
  1. 1.
    to be turned awayclassical

    To be diverted or turned away from something; it is a reciprocal form of 'فتل' (to turn away).

فتلnoun
  1. 1.
    he twisted the ropeboth

    he twisted the rope

أفتلadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-limbedclassical

    Describing a camel with widely spread forelegs.

فتل الأيديphrase
  1. 1.
    strong-handedclassical

    A description of people with strong hands, implying capability or perhaps a physical trait.

Parallel reading

الفتيلة: الذبالة.
The wick: the lamp wick.
وذبال مفتل، شدد للكثرة.
And a twisted wick, doubled for abundance.
والفتيل: ما يكون في شق النواة.
And the fatil: what is in the slit of the date pit.
ويقال: هو ما يفتل بين الإصبعين من الوسخ.
And it is said: it is what is twisted between the fingers from dirt.
فتلت الحبل وغيره.
I twisted the rope and other things.
ما زال فلان يفتل من فلان في الذروة والغارب.
So-and-so kept scheming against so-and-so, aiming for the highest and most vulnerable points.
فتله عن وجهه فانفتل، أي صرفه فانصرف، وهو قلب لفت.
He turned him away from his purpose, and he turned away; meaning, he diverted him, and he departed, and it is an inversion of 'to turn'.
والفتل، بالتحريك: تباعد ما بين المرفقين عن جنبي البعير.
And al-fatl, with vowelization: the distance between the forelegs from the sides of the camel.
يقال مرفق أفتل بين الفتل.
It is said: a wide-limbed foreleg, wide in its spread.
وقوم فتل الأيدي.
And people with strong hands.
لها مرفقان أفتلان كأنما تمر بسلمى دالج متشدد.
She has wide-spreading forelegs as if passing by Salma, a determined traveler.