فطح

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of wideness, breadth, and flatness, particularly in physical dimensions like the head, nose, or belly. It also extends to actions related to making something wide, striking, or giving birth, and metaphorically to war and specific geographical features.

Derived headwords

فَطَحَverb

1.
to make wideboth
To make something broad or wide.
2.
to strikeclassical
To strike someone's back with a stick.
3.
to give birthclassical
A woman giving birth, casting the child.
4.
to flatten and widenboth
To flatten and widen something, like metal, by working it.

فُطِحَverb

1.
to be wideboth
To be broad or wide, used passively.

فُطُوحٌnoun

1.
broadnessclassical
Broadness or wideness, especially of the belly and ribs.

فَطْحٌnoun

1.
broadness of head/noseboth
Broadness in the middle of the head or the bridge of the nose, causing it to stick out towards the face.

تَفْطِيحٌnoun

1.
making wideboth
The act of making something wide or broad.

كَفَطَحَهُverb

1.
to make wideclassical
To make something broad or wide (intensive form).

تَفْطِيحًاnoun

1.
making wideboth
The act of making something wide or broad (verbal noun).

فَطَحَ بِالْعَصَاverb

1.
to strike with a stickclassical
To strike someone's back with a stick.

فَطَحَتْ بِالْوَلَدِverb

1.
to give birthclassical
A woman giving birth, casting the child.

فَطَحَ الْعُودَverb

1.
to flatten and widenboth
To flatten and widen something, like metal, by working it.

أَفْطَحُadjective

1.
broad-headedboth
Having a broad head.
2.
broad-nosedboth
Having a broad nose bridge.
3.
bullclassical
A bull, specifically one with a broad head.
4.
chameleonclassical
A chameleon whose back turns white from the heat of the sun.
5.
club-footedclassical
Having a club foot (related to الأفْدَع).

مُفَطَّحٌadjective

1.
broad-headedboth
Having a broad head.

فَطْحَاءadjective

1.
broad-nosedboth
Having a broad nose bridge.
2.
flat placeclassical
A flat, expansive area, especially of a bow.

نَاقَةٌ فُطُوحٌadjective

1.
large-bellied camelclassical
A camel with a large belly and wide ribs.

فَطَحَ النَّخْلَverb

1.
to pollinate datesclassical
To pollinate date palms.

الْفُطْحَاءُnoun

1.
flat placeclassical
A flat, expansive area, especially of a bow.

Parallel reading

مفطوحة السيتين توبع بريها صفراء ذات أسرة وسفاسق

Its two sides are wide, its weaving is continuous, yellow, with ribs and edges.

فطح ظهره بالعصا

He struck his back with the stick.

فطحت المرأة بالولد: رمت به

The woman gave birth to the child: she cast him.

فطحت الحديدة إذا عرضتها وسويتها بمسحاة أو معزق أو غيره

You flatten and widen the iron if you broaden and level it with a spade, hoe, or other tool.

يقال فطحت الحديدة إذا عرضتها وسويتها بمسحاة أو معزق أو غيره

It is said that the iron is flattened and widened if you broaden and level it with a spade, hoe, or other tool.

هو القين وابن القين لا قين مثله لفطح المساحي أو لجدل الأداهم

He is the smith and the son of the smith, there is no smith like him for widening the plains or for the twisting of the dark horses.

عرض في وسط الرأس والأرنبة حتى يلتزق بالوجه، كالثور الأفطح

Broadness in the middle of the head and the bridge of the nose until it sticks to the face, like the broad-headed bull.

قبصاء لم تفطح ولم تكتل

Short-haired, not broad-headed, nor squat.

ورجل أفطح: عريض الرأس بين الفطح

And a broad-headed man: wide-headed with broadness.

والأفطح: الثور، لذالك

And Al-Afṭaḥ: the bull, for that reason.

والأفطح: الأفدع

And Al-Afṭaḥ: the club-footed.

والأفطح الحرباء الذي تصهر الشمس ظهره ولونه فيبيض من حميها

And Al-Afṭaḥ: the chameleon whose back and color the sun scorches, and it turns white from its heat.

وناقة فطوح كصبور ضخمة البطن

And a camel Fuṭūḥ like Ṣabūr, large-bellied.

فطح النخل كفرح: لقح

Date palms are pollinated (faṭaḥa) as in 'farḥa': they are pollinated.

الفطحاء، للموضع المنبسط من القوس، كالفريصة والصفح

Al-Fuṭḥā': for the flat place of the bow, like the flank and the side.