ف وط

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of garment, specifically a loincloth or wrap, originating from Sindh. It also extends to terms related to the weaving or selling of these garments, and even to a specific shade of blue.

Derived headwords

الفُوطnoun

1.
garments from Sindhclassical
Thick, short garments imported from Sindh, used as loincloths or wrappers. They were often striped.
2.
striped loinclothsclassical
Striped loincloths purchased and worn by camel drivers, Bedouins, servants, and lower-class people in Kufa.
3.
small handkerchiefsmodern
Small, striped-edged handkerchiefs woven in al-Mahalla al-Kubra in Egypt, placed on the knees during meals to protect clothing.

فُوطَةnoun

1.
a loinclothclassical
The singular form of 'fūṭ', referring to a loincloth or wrapper.

فَوَّطَverb

1.
to dress in a fūṭaclassical
To dress someone in a 'fūṭa' (loincloth or wrapper).

مُفَوَّطadjective

1.
wearing a fūṭaclassical
A person who is wearing a 'fūṭa' (loincloth or wrapper).

الفَوَاطnoun

1.
weavers or sellersclassical
Those who weave or sell the 'fūṭ' garments.

الفُوطِيّadjective

1.
dull blueclassical
A color that is a dull or impure shade of blue.

الفُوطِيّname

1.
historian's surnameclassical
Surname of the Iraqi historian Kamal al-Din Abd al-Razzaq ibn Ahmad al-Shaybani.
2.
linguist's surnameclassical
Surname of the linguist Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ali al-Futi, a teacher who heard Ibn Shatil.
3.
Mu'tazilite leader's surnameclassical
Surname of Hisham ibn Umar al-Futi, a leader of the Mu'tazila, as recorded by al-Nadim in al-Fihrist.

Parallel reading

الفوط، كصرد، أهمله الجوهري.

Al-fūṭ, like ṣurad, was neglected by al-Jawhari.

وقال الليث: ثياب تجلب من السند، وهي غلاظ قصار تكون مآزر، أو هي مآزر مخططة يشتريها الجمالون والأعراب والخدم وسفل الناس بالكوفة فيأتزرون بها.

And al-Layth said: Garments brought from Sindh, which are thick and short, serving as loincloths, or they are striped loincloths bought by camel drivers, Bedouins, servants, and the lower class of people in Kufa, who wrap themselves with them.

الواحدة {فوطة، بالضم.

The singular is {fūṭa, with damma.

قال، ولم أسمعها في شيء من كلام العرب ولا أدري أعربية هي أم هي من كلام العجم.

He said, 'I have not heard it in any of the Arabic speech, nor do I know if it is Arabic or from the speech of the non-Arabs.'

وقال ابن دريد: فأما الفوط التي تلبس، فليست بعربية.

And Ibn Duraid said: As for the 'fūṭ' that are worn, they are not Arabic.

أو هي لغة سندية معربة بوته، بضمة غير مشبعة، قاله الصاغاني.

Or it is a Sindhi language Arabized as 'wūṭah', with an un-saturated damma, said al-Ṣaghani.

وكثر استعمال هذه اللفظة حتى اشتقوا منها فعلا فقالوا: فوطه تفويطا: إذا ألبسه فوطة.

And the use of this word became widespread until they derived a verb from it, saying: 'fawwaṭahu tafwīṭan': if he dressed him in a 'fūṭa'.

ورجل مفوط، كمعظم: لابسها.

And a man 'mufawwaṭ', like 'mu'aẓẓam': wearing it.

واستعملوها أيضا الآن على مناديل قصار مخططة الأطراف تنسج بالمحلة الكبرى من أرض مصر، يضعها الإنسان على ركبتيه ليقي بها عند الطعام.

And they also use it now for short handkerchiefs with striped edges woven in al-Mahalla al-Kubra in the land of Egypt, which a person places on his knees to protect himself during meals.

والفواط، ككتان: من ينسجها أو يبيعها.

And 'al-fawāṭ', like 'kittān': those who weave or sell them.

والفوطي من الألوان بالضم: ما كان أزرق غير صافي الزرقة.

And 'al-fūṭī' from the colors, with damma: what is blue but not purely blue.

ومؤرخ العراق كمال الدين عبد الرزاق بن أحمد الشيباني - الفوطي مصنف عالم مات سنة.

And the historian of Iraq, Kamal al-Din Abd al-Razzaq ibn Ahmad al-Shaybani - al-Futi, a cataloging scholar, died in the year.

وأبو عبد الله محمد بن علي الفوطي اللغوي الملقن، سمع ابن شاتيل. مات سنة.

And Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ali al-Futi, the linguist and instructor, heard Ibn Shatil. He died in the year.

وهشام بن عمر والفوطي: أحد رؤوس المعتزلة، ضبطه النديم في الفهرست.

And Hisham ibn Umar al-Futi: one of the leaders of the Mu'tazila, as recorded by al-Nadim in al-Fihrist.