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ف ر ث ط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be a rare or possibly erroneous variant, with scholars suggesting it might be a mispronunciation of a similar root. The primary meaning discussed relates to a state of being relaxed or slack in the ground.

Derived headwords

فَرَثَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be relaxedclassical

    To be slack, relaxed, or yielding, particularly in the context of the ground.

Parallel reading

فرثط الرجل: أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
The man was relaxed: Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال ابن عباد: أي استرخى في الأرض
And Ibn Abbad said: meaning he was relaxed in the ground.
نقله الصاغاني في كتابيه
Al-Sagani transmitted it in his two books.
وأظنه لثغة، والصواب بالشين
And I think it is a lisp, and the correct pronunciation is with the letter 'shin'.