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ذ ف ط س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the act of wasting or losing one's wealth. It is presented as a verb form, with potential variations and comparisons to similar-sounding roots.

Derived headwords

ذَفْطَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to waste wealthclassical

    The man wasted his wealth.

دَفْطَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to waste wealthclassical

    This is presented as a similar verb form, potentially a variant or a related root, meaning to waste wealth.

Parallel reading

ذفطس الرجل: ضيع ماله
The man wasted his wealth.
كدفطس
like دفطس (meaning to waste wealth).
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
ونقله الصاغاني عن ابن الأعرابي
And Al-Sagani transmitted it from Ibn Al-A'rabi.
وهكذا ذكره الأصمعي أيضا
And thus Al-Asma'i also mentioned it.
وقد تقدم أن الصواب فيه بالدال المهملة
And it has been previously stated that the correct form is with the unpointed dal.
كما هو في نسخ النوادر
as it is in the copies of Al-Nawadir.