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فست

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific place name, Fustat, and its variations. It also touches upon related terms, though the provided text is brief and focuses on orthographic and lexical variations.

Derived headwords

الفُسْتَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Fustatclassical

    The name of a historic city in Egypt, founded by Amr ibn al-As in 641 CE. It served as the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule.

الفُسْطَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Fustatclassical

    An alternative spelling or pronunciation of the historic city of Fustat in Egypt.

Parallel reading

الفستات بالضم، أهمله الجوهري هنا، وصاحب اللسان كذلك
Al-Fustat (with dammah), Al-Jawhari neglected it here, and the author of Al-Lisan likewise.
وقال الصاغاني: هو لغة في (الفسطاط، وتكسر فاوهما)
And Al-Saghani said: it is a variant pronunciation for (Al-Fustat, and their fa's are kasrated).
كما سيأتي، وقد ذكره الجوهري وصاحب اللسان في فسط مع لغاته الستة
As will be mentioned later, and Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan mentioned it under (fst) with its six variants.
فكتبه ها هنا بالأحمر محل تأمل
So he wrote it here in red, a matter for contemplation.