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فلطح

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the concept of spreading, widening, and flattening, particularly in relation to objects like discs, bread, or even abstract concepts like the expanse of something. It also extends to describing things that are wide or broad.

Derived headwords

فَلَطَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to flattenboth

    To make something flat, wide, or spread out.

  2. 2.
    to spread outboth

    To extend or widen something, making it broader.

فَلْطَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flatteningclassical

    The act or state of being flattened or spread out.

مُفَلْطَحadjective
  1. 1.
    wideboth

    Having breadth and width; spread out.

  2. 2.
    broadboth

    Describing something that is wide and expansive.

عليه حسكة مفلطحة لها شوكة عقيفة — It had a wide, hooked thorn on it. — <English translation> — It had a wide, hooked thorn on it.
مُفَلْطَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flatbreadclassical

    A thin, flattened piece of bread.

  2. 2.
    coinsclassical

    Possibly referring to flattened coins, or a type of coin.

إذا ضنوا عليه بالمفلطحة — If they were stingy with the flatbread (or coins). — <English translation> — If they were stingy with the flatbread (or coins).
فَلْطَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    widthclassical

    The quality of being wide or broad; expanse.

فلطاح: ع — width: a place name. — <English translation> — width: a place name.
رغيف مفلطحadjective
  1. 1.
    wide loafclassical

    A loaf of bread that is wide and spread out.

Parallel reading

فلطح القرص: بسطه وعرضه
To flatten the disc: to spread it out and widen it.
وكل شيء عرضته فقد فلطحته
And anything you widen, you have flattened it.
فرطح القرص وفلطحه
He flattened the disc and spread it out.
رأسه الكفرص فلطح من طحين شعير
His head was a flat cake made of barley flour.
رغيف مفلطح
A wide loaf of bread.
عليه حسكة مفلطحة لها شوكة عقيفة
It had a wide, hooked thorn on it.
المفلطح: الذي فيه عرض واتساع
The wide one: that which has breadth and expanse.
رأس فلطاح
A wide head.
رأس مفلطح
A wide head.
وفلطحتم نعالكم
And you flattened your sandals.
إذا ضنوا عليه بالمفلطحة
If they were stingy with the flatbread (or coins).
هي الرقاقة التي قد فلطحت، أي بسطت
It is the thin piece that has been flattened, meaning spread out.