فطن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of intelligence, understanding, and keen perception. It describes the ability to grasp something quickly, to be astute, and to possess insight.

Derived headwords

فَطِنَverb

1.
he perceived the thingboth
he perceived the thing
2.
perceptive, intelligentboth
perceptive, intelligent

فِطْنَةnoun

1.
like understandingboth
like understanding

فَطِنadjective

1.
he perceived the thingboth
he perceived the thing
2.
perceptive, intelligentboth
perceptive, intelligent

فَطِنٌadjective

1.
he perceived the thingboth
he perceived the thing
2.
perceptive, intelligentboth
perceptive, intelligent

فُطْنَةnoun

1.
like understandingboth
like understanding

فُطَانَةnoun

1.
verbal noun of fatinaboth
verbal noun of fatina

فُطَانِيَةnoun

1.
verbal noun of fatinaboth
verbal noun of fatina

مُفَاطَنَةnoun

1.
mutual understandingclassical
The act of engaging in a reciprocal process of understanding or perceiving something.
2.
mutual perceptionclassical
The act of one party trying to understand or perceive something in relation to another.

Parallel reading

الفطنة كالفهم

Astuteness is like understanding.

فطنت للشئ بالفتح

You understood the thing (with the vowel 'a' on the first letter).

ورجل فطن وفطن

And a man who is intelligent and intelligent.

وقد فطن بالكسر فطنة وفطانة وفطانية

And he understood (with the vowel 'i' on the first letter) with understanding, astuteness, and intelligence.

والمفاطنة: مفاعلة منه

And 'mufāṭanah' is a reciprocal action from it.