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ف ث ر

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to large, flat objects or surfaces, often associated with serving food or precious metals. It extends to concepts of unity, collective action, and even espionage, drawing parallels from these physical objects.

Derived headwords

الفَاثُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Large basin or trayboth

    A large basin, tray, or platter, often made of marble, silver, or gold, used for serving food or as a decorative item.

  2. 2.
    Tableboth

    A table or dining surface, particularly in the dialect of the people of the Levant and Jazira.

  3. 3.
    Dishclassical

    A large dish or platter, sometimes used metaphorically for the sun's disc.

  4. 4.
    Silver ingotclassical

    A bar or ingot of silver.

  5. 5.
    Pitcherclassical

    A pitcher or ewer, possibly made of silver.

وتكون الأرض كفاثور الفضة — And the earth will be like a silver basin.
الفاثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Group in the frontierclassical

    A group of people stationed at a frontier or border, who pursue the enemy.

الفاثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Spyclassical

    A spy or intelligence gatherer.

الفاثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Wide chestclassical

    A wide or expansive chest, used metaphorically.

لها جيد ريم فوق فاثور فضة — She has a gazelle-like neck over a silver chest.
الفاثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Large bowlclassical

    A large bowl or serving dish, particularly used by the Rabi'a tribe.

الفاثوريةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large bowls or plattersclassical

    Plural form referring to large bowls, platters, or serving dishes.

  2. 2.
    Serving traysclassical

    Serving trays or tables.

وريط وفاثورية وسلاسل — and fine cloths, platters, and chains.
فاثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Basinboth

    A basin, often used in a general sense.

  2. 2.
    Trayboth

    A tray, especially one used for serving.

إذا انجلى فاثور عين الشمس — when the disc of the sun becomes clear.
فاثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Tableboth

    A table, especially one used for dining.

كان بين يديه يوم عيد فاثور عليه خبز السمراء — On the day of Eid, there was before him a table with barley bread on it.
فاثورnoun
  1. 1.
    Flat surfaceclassical

    A flat surface, used metaphorically to mean unity or agreement.

وهم على فاثور واحد — and they are on one accord.

Parallel reading

الفَاثُور، بالمثلثة عند العامة: الطست، هكذا نسبه صاحب اللسان أو هو الطشتحان، ونسبه الزمخشري للعامة، أو هو الخوان يتخذ من رخام أو فضة أو ذهب، وعم بعضهم به جميع الأخونة، وخص الأزهري فقال: وأهل الشأم يتخذونه من رخام يسمونه الفاثور.
The fathur, with thaa' (ث) according to the common people: the basin, thus attributed by the author of Al-Lisan, or it is the tushṭahān, and Al-Zamakhshari attributed it to the common people, or it is the tray made of marble, silver, or gold, and some generalized it to all trays, while Al-Azharī specified it, saying: the people of Sham make it from marble and call it the fathur.
وتكون الأرض كفاثور الفضة.
And the earth will be like a silver basin.
ونحرا كفاثور اللجين يزينه ... توقد ياقوت وشذرا منظما
And breasts like a silver tray adorning it... glowing with rubies and arranged pearls.
وفي النهاية: الفاثور: الخوان. وقيل: طست. وقيل: جام من فضة أو ذهب.
And in Al-Nihayah: Al-Fathur: the tray. And it was said: a basin. And it was said: a goblet of silver or gold.
ومنه قرص الشمس: فاثورها، أي على التشبيه.
And from it is the disc of the sun: its fathur, meaning by analogy.
إذا انجلى فاثور عين الشمس.
When the disc of the sun becomes clear.
وقال أبو عمرو: الفاثور: المصحاة، وهي الناجود والباطية.
And Abu Amr said: Al-Fathur: the large bowl, which is the najūd and the bāṭiyah.
بين فاثور أفاق فالدحل.
Between a basin of horizons and the cave.
وفي التكملة: الفاثور: الجماعة في الثغر الذين يذهبون خلف العدو في الطلب.
And in Al-Takmilah: Al-Fathur: the group at the frontier who go after the enemy in pursuit.
والفاثور أيضا: الجاسوس، قاله الصاغاني.
And Al-Fathur also: the spy, said Al-Saghani.
وهم على فاثور واحد: المراد به المنزلة والنشاط، هكذا في النسخ بالنون والشين المعجمة، وهو غلط، والصواب البساط بالموحدة والسين المهملة، أي على منزلة واحدة وبساط واحد.
And they are on one fathur: meaning unity and enthusiasm, thus in the manuscripts with noon and dotted sheen, and this is a mistake, and the correct reading is 'bisāṭ' with baa' and un-dotted seen, meaning on one level and one carpet.
وأهل الشام والجزيرة على فاثور واحد، كأنه عنى: على بساط واحد.
And the people of Sham and Al-Jazira are on one fathur, as if he meant: on one carpet.
كان بين يديه يوم عيد فاثور عليه خبز السمراء، أي خوان.
On the day of Eid, there was before him a fathur with barley bread on it, meaning a tray.
لها جيد ريم فوق فاثور فضة ... وفوق مناط الكرم وجه مصور
She has a gazelle-like neck over a silver fathur... and above the place of generosity, a depicted face.
والفاثور: الجفنة، عند ربيعة، نقله ابن سيده وغيره، أي على التشبيه.
And Al-Fathur: the large bowl, among Rabi'a, narrated by Ibn Sidah and others, meaning by analogy.
والفاثورية: الجامات.
And Al-Fathuriyyah: the goblets.
حقائبهم راح عتيق ودرمك ... وريط وفاثورية وسلاسل
Their bags contained old wine, dirhams... and fine cloths, fathuriyyah, and chains.
وقيل: الفاثورية هنا: الأخونة.
And it was said: Al-Fathuriyyah here: the trays.
الفاثور: سبيكة الفضة. وقيل: إبريق من فضة.
Al-Fathur: a silver ingot. And it was said: a silver pitcher.
الفاثور: المائدة، بلغة أهل الجزيرة.
Al-Fathur: the table, in the language of the people of Al-Jazira.
يقال: هم على فاثور واحد، أي مائدة واحدة.
It is said: they are on one fathur, meaning one table.