فرطح

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of wideness, breadth, and flatness, often in relation to physical objects or surfaces. It describes something as being spread out, wide, or broad, with some discussion on the correct orthography for these meanings.

Derived headwords

فَرَطَحَهُverb

1.
to widen itboth
To make something wide or spread it out.
2.
to spread it outboth
To extend something flatly or broadly.

فَرْطَحٌnoun

1.
widenessclassical
The quality or state of being wide or spread out.

فُرْطَاحٌadjective

1.
wideclassical
Describing something that is wide or broad.

مُفَرْطَحٌadjective

1.
wideclassical
Describing something that is wide or broad.

فَلْطَحَهُverb

1.
to widen itboth
To make something wide or spread it out, often used interchangeably with 'فرطحه' but with a different orthography.
2.
to flatten itboth
To make something flat and wide.

مُفَلْطَحٌadjective

1.
wideboth
Describing something that is wide, broad, or flat.
2.
broadboth
Having great extent from side to side.

Parallel reading

عرضه وبسطه

its width and its spread

كفلطحه

like its flattening/widening

رأس فرطاح

a wide head

رأس مفرطح

a wide head

وهو سهو

and this is an error

والصواب مفلطح باللام

and the correct form is 'mufaltaḥ' with a 'lam'

أي عريض

meaning wide

فإنه يقال بالراء وباللام

for it is said with a 'ra' and with a 'lam'

والراء تقارض اللام

and the 'ra' is interchangeable with the 'lam'

خلقت لهازمه عزين ورأسه الكقرص فرطح من طحين شعير

Its jaw was created in groups, and its head was like a flat cake made from barley flour

صوابه فلطح باللام

its correctness is 'falaṭaḥa' with a 'lam'

وكذالك أنشهد الآمدي

and similarly, al-Āmidī has narrated

فالمصنف تابع لابن بري في رده على الجوهري

So the author follows Ibn Biri in his refutation of al-Jawhari