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فهت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to being astonished, bewildered, or speechless. It is often discussed in relation to a similar-sounding root, suggesting potential phonetic shifts or dialectal variations.

Derived headwords

المَفْهُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    astonished oneclassical

    The one who is astonished or bewildered.

المَبْهُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    astonished oneclassical

    The one who is astonished or bewildered. This is presented as a possible alternative or correction to 'المفهوت'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان، وقال الصاغاني: هو المبهوت
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it, and Al-Saghani said: it is 'al-mabhūt'.
قيل: الفاء أبدلت عن الباء
It is said: the Faa was substituted for the Baa.
وقيل: لثغة، قاله شيخنا
And it is said: it was a lisp, our sheikh said this.