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فرتن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to proper nouns, specifically names of women and a place name. It does not seem to have broader semantic extensions in the provided text.

Derived headwords

فَرْتَنَاname
  1. 1.
    woman's nameclassical

    A proper name for a woman.

  2. 2.
    slave girl's nameclassical

    The Arabs used to name a slave girl 'Fartana'.

فَرْتَنَاname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a town in Marw al-Rudh. Abu Khazim besieged Zuhayr bin Dhu'ayb al-'Adawi, known as Hazar Mard, in this location.

Parallel reading

مقصور: اسم امرأة.
Maksur: the name of a woman.
والعرب تسمى الامة فرتنا.
And the Arabs used to name a slave girl 'Fartana'.
وفرتنا أيضا: قصر بمرو الروذ،
And Fartana is also a castle/fortress in Marw al-Rudh,
كان أبو خازم قد حاصر فيه زهير بن ذؤيب العدوى
Abu Khazim had besieged Zuhayr bin Dhu'ayb al-'Adawi in it,
الذى يقال له: هزار مرد.
who was called Hazar Mard.