فطء

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of striking, pressing down, or causing something to collapse. It extends to meanings of burdening, physical deformities like a sunken back or flat nose, and also includes sexual intercourse and feeding.

Derived headwords

فَطَأَهُverb

1.
to strike him on the backclassical
To strike someone on their back. This is compared to the verb حَطَأَهُ (ḥaṭa'ahu) in its meanings.
2.
to crush itmodern
To crush or flatten an object.
3.
to throw him downmodern
To throw someone down onto the ground.
4.
to throw itclassical
To throw something, specifically referring to throwing one's dung.
5.
to burden themmodern
To impose upon a group of people something they dislike or find burdensome.
6.
to have intercourse with herclassical
To have sexual intercourse with a woman.

فَطَأَهُ : ضربه على ظهره — to strike him on the back

فطأ الشيء: شدخه — to crush an object

فطأ به الأرض: صرعه — to throw him down to the ground

فطأ بسلحه: رمى به — to throw his dung

فطأ الرجل القوم إذا ركبهم بما لا يحبون — when a man burdens people with what they dislike

الفُطْأُ مُحَرَّكةًnoun

1.
sunken backclassical
A condition characterized by a sunken back and protruding chest.
2.
flatnessclassical
The state of being flat or sunken.

والفُطْأُ محركةً والفُطْأَة بالضم: الفطسة، هو دخول الظهر وقيل: دخول وسط الظهر وخروج الصدر — The Fata' (vowelized) and the Fut'ah (with damma) is the Futsah, which is the sinking of the back, and it is said: the sinking of the middle of the back and the protrusion of the chest.

الفُطْأَةُ بالضمnoun

1.
sunken backclassical
A condition characterized by a sunken back and protruding chest.

فَطِئَ كَفَرِحَverb

1.
to be sunkenclassical
To be sunken or depressed, referring to the back.

فَطِئَ كَفَرِحَ: فطأ فهو أفطأ — to be sunken, so he is Afṭa'

أَفْطَأَadjective

1.
sunken-backedclassical
Having a sunken back.
2.
flat-nosedclassical
Having a flat or broad nose.

أفطأ: أفطس — flat-nosed

ورجل أفطأ بين الفُطْإِ — and a man Afṭa' among the Futi'

فَطْآءُadjective

1.
flat-nosed (female)classical
A female with a flat or broad nose.

والأنثى فطآء — and the female is Faṭṭā'

الفُطْأُ مُحَرَّكةًnoun

1.
flatness (of nose)classical
The condition of having a flat or broad nose.

والفُطْأُ محركةً: الفطس — and the Fata' (vowelized) is the Futs

فُطْإٍnoun

1.
flatness (of nose)classical
The state of having a flat or broad nose.

ورجل أفطأ بين الفُطْإِ — and a man Afṭa' among the Futi'

فَطَأَ ظَهْرَ بَعِيرِهِverb

1.
to load his camel's backclassical
To load a camel's back with a heavy burden.

وفَطَأَ ظَهْرَ بَعِيرِهِ: حمل عليه حملاً ثقيلاً — and he loaded his camel's back, meaning he loaded it with a heavy load.

فُطِئَ ظَهْرُ البَعِيرِverb

1.
to be sunken (camel's back)classical
The back of a camel becomes sunken or depressed naturally.

وفُطِئَ ظَهْرُ البَعِيرِ إذا تطامن خلقة — and the camel's back becomes sunken if it is naturally depressed.

تَفَاطَأَverb

1.
to lag behindmodern
To be slow, hesitant, or lag behind.
2.
to falter and retreatclassical
To falter, break down, and retreat from an engagement or effort.

تفاطأ فلان إذا تقاعس — So-and-so Tafāṭa'a if he lags behind

وتفاطأ عنه إذا تأخر — and Tafāṭa'a from him if he delays

وذلك إذا انكسر ورجع عنهم — that is when he breaks and retreats from them

فَطَأَ بِهَاverb

1.
to have intercourseclassical
To have sexual intercourse.

وفَطَأَ بها: حبق — and he Faṭa'a with her: he had intercourse.

أَفْطَأَverb

1.
to feedmodern
To provide food for someone.
2.
to have much intercourseclassical
To engage in abundant sexual intercourse.
3.
to become ill-temperedclassical
To develop a bad disposition after having a good one.
4.
to become prosperousclassical
To experience an expansion of one's circumstances or wealth.

وأفطأ الرجل: أطعم — and a man Afṭa'a: he fed (others)

أفطأ: جامع جماعاً كثيراً — Afṭa'a: he had abundant intercourse

وساء خلقه بعد حسن — and his disposition became bad after being good

واتسعت حاله — and his circumstances became wide (prosperous)

فَطَأَتِ الغَنَمُ بِأَوْلَادِهَاverb

1.
to give birthclassical
For sheep to give birth to their young.

فَطَأَتِ الغَنَمُ بِأَوْلَادِهَا: ولدتها — the sheep gave birth to their young: they delivered them.

Parallel reading

فَطَأَهُ : ضربه على ظهره، عن أبي زيد مثل (حطأه في معانيها)

He struck him on his back, according to Abu Zayd, similar to (ḥaṭa'ahu in its meanings).

فطأ الشيء: شدخه

He crushed the thing.

وفطأ به الأرض: صرعه

And he threw him down to the ground.

وفطأ بسلحه: رمى به

And he threw his dung.

وفطأ الرجل القوم إذا ركبهم بما لا يحبون

And a man burdens a people when he imposes upon them what they dislike.

والفُطْأُ محركةً والفُطْأَة بالضم: الفطسة، هو دخول الظهر وقيل: دخول وسط الظهر وخروج الصدر

And Al-Fuṭ'u (vowelized) and Al-Fuṭ'atu (with damma) is the Futsah, which is the sinking of the back, and it is said: the sinking of the middle of the back and the protrusion of the chest.

ورجل أفطأ الأنف دقيق الساقين

And a man with a flat nose and slender legs.

وبعير أفطأ الظهر كذلك

And a camel with a sunken back likewise.

وفَطَأَ ظَهْرَ بَعِيرِهِ: حمل عليه حملاً ثقيلاً

And he loaded his camel's back: he loaded it with a heavy load.

وفُطِئَ ظهر البعير إذا تطامن خلقة

And the camel's back becomes sunken if it is naturally depressed.

تفاطأ فلان إذا تقاعس أو هو أي التفاطؤ أشد من التقاعس

So-and-so Tafāṭa'a if he lags behind, or Tafāṭu' is more intense than lagging behind.

وتفاطأ عنه إذا تأخر

And he delays from him if he lags behind.

ويقال تفاطأ فلان عنهم بعد ما حمل عليهم تفاطؤا، وذلك إذا انكسر ورجع عنهم وتبازخ عنهم تبازخا في معناها

And it is said: So-and-so Tafāṭa'a from them after he attacked them with Tafāṭu', which is when he breaks and retreats from them, and he Tabāzakha from them with Tabāzukha in its meaning.

وفَطَأَ بها: حبق

And he Faṭa'a with her: he had intercourse.

وفطأ المرأة يفطؤها فطأ: نكحها

And he Faṭa'a a woman, he Faṭa'aha Faṭ'an: he had intercourse with her.

وأفطأ الرجل: أطعم

And a man Afṭa'a: he fed (others).

وأفطأ: جامع جماعاً كثيراً

And Afṭa'a: he had abundant intercourse.

وأفطأ إذا ساء خلقه بعد حسن

And Afṭa'a if his disposition became bad after being good.

وأفطأ إذا اتسعت حاله

And Afṭa'a if his circumstances became wide (prosperous).

فطأت الغنم بأولادها: ولدتها

The sheep gave birth to their young: they delivered them.