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ف ت ك

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns acting boldly, decisively, and often aggressively. It encompasses concepts of bravery, recklessness, and taking opportunities, particularly in a violent or forceful manner. It also extends to meanings of persistence, mastery, and intense engagement with something.

Derived headwords

فَتَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to attack fiercelyboth

    To attack someone suddenly and violently, either killing or wounding them, often by seizing an opportunity.

  2. 2.
    to act recklesslyclassical

    To engage in something boldly and without hesitation, often implying recklessness or aggression.

فَتَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be braveboth

    To be courageous, bold, and daring, especially in the face of danger.

فَتَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to persistclassical

    To be stubborn or persistent in a matter, refusing to yield.

فَتَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be impudentclassical

    To be insolent or immodest, particularly referring to a young woman.

فَتَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to excelboth

    To be skilled or proficient in a craft or profession.

فُتُوكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    boldnessclassical

    The act of undertaking matters that the soul desires, implying bravery and decisiveness.

إِفْتَاكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    boldnessclassical

    The act of undertaking matters that the soul desires, implying bravery and decisiveness.

فَتْكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    sudden attackboth

    The act of killing or wounding someone suddenly and unexpectedly, often by seizing an opportunity.

  2. 2.
    reckless actionclassical

    The act of engaging in something boldly and aggressively.

فَتَّاكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fierceboth

    Describing someone who is brave, daring, and prone to sudden, violent action.

فَاتِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    boldboth

    Describing someone who is brave, daring, and takes decisive action.

  2. 2.
    impudentclassical

    Describing a woman who is immodest or insolent.

مُفَاتَكَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    skillful negotiationclassical

    The act of outmaneuvering or skillfully dealing with someone, often in a transaction.

  2. 2.
    intense consumptionclassical

    The act of consuming something, like food or drink, with great intensity.

  3. 3.
    persistent seekingclassical

    The act of persistently seeking something from someone, often to the point of exhaustion.

فَاتَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to outmaneuverclassical

    To skillfully deal with or outwit someone, especially in a negotiation or transaction.

  2. 2.
    to consume intenselyclassical

    To eat or drink something with great vigor and intensity.

  3. 3.
    to persist withclassical

    To persistently seek something from someone, often to the point of exhaustion.

  4. 4.
    to engage withclassical

    To deal with or tackle a matter directly and forcefully.

تَفْتِيكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffing cottonclassical

    The act of loosening or fluffing cotton, according to some dialects.

  2. 2.
    dressing a woundclassical

    The material placed on a wound to absorb moisture, similar to bandaging.

تَفَتَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    to proceed resolutelyclassical

    To proceed with a matter decisively and without consulting others.

مُتَفَتِّكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    resoluteclassical

    Describing someone who acts with determination and decisiveness, without hesitation.

فَاتِكٌname
  1. 1.
    name of a placeclassical

    A place name mentioned in classical texts.

أَبُو الْفَاتِكِname
  1. 1.
    kunyaclassical

    A kunya (patronymic or descriptive nickname) used for someone.

مُنْيَةُ فَاتِكٍname
  1. 1.
    village nameclassical

    The name of a village located in Egypt.

Parallel reading

ركوب ما هم من الأمور ودعت إليه النفس
Undertaking what the soul desires of matters.
فَتَكَ به: انتهز منه غرة، أي: فرصة فقتله أو جرحه مجاهرة
He attacked him suddenly: seizing an opportunity, he killed or wounded him openly.
الفتك: أن يقتل الرجل مجاهرة
Al-fatk: is for a man to kill openly.
قيد الإيمان الفتك، لا يفتك مؤمن
Faith restrains sudden killing; a believer does not kill suddenly.
أن يأتي الرجل صاحبه وهو غار غافل حتى يشد عليه فيقتله
For a man to come upon his companion while he is unaware and heedless, until he attacks him and kills him.
وإذ فتك النعمان بالناس محرما
And when Al-Nu'man attacked the people during the sacred month,
هاجك من أروى كمنهاض الفكك
What stirred you from the wild goat is like the movement of the strong.
فتك في الأمر فتكا: لج
He persisted in the matter with persistence: he was stubborn.
فتكت الجارية: مجنت
The young woman was impudent: she was immodest.
وهي فاتكة: ماجنة
And she is impudent: immodest.
تعلو اللئيم بضرب فيه إمحاض
To overcome the base with a blow that is pure and decisive.
فتك في الخبث فتوكا: بالغ
He went to extremes in wickedness with excess: he exaggerated.
المفاتكة: المماهرة
Al-mufatakah: skillful negotiation.
فاتك صاحبه: ماهره
He outmaneuvered his companion: he skillfully dealt with him.
المفاتكة: مواقعة الشيء بشدة كالأكل والشرب ونحوه
Al-mufatakah: engaging with something intensely, like eating or drinking.
فاتك فلانا مفاتكة: داومه واستأكله
He persistently sought from so-and-so with persistence: he kept at him and exhausted him.
تفتيك القطن: نفشه في بعض اللغات
Fluffing cotton: loosening it, in some dialects.
تفتك فلان بأمره: إذا مضي عليه لا يؤامر أحد
So-and-so proceeded with his affair decisively: if he went ahead with it without consulting anyone.
أقدم فلان إقدامة متفتك
So-and-so advanced with the advance of one who is resolute.
فاتكت الإبل المرعى: أتت عليه بأحناكها
The camels consumed the pasture: they finished it with their jaws.
إبل مفاتكة للحمض: إذا داومت عليه مستأكلة مستمرئة
Camels that persistently graze on desert plants: if they keep at it, seeking to eat and digest.
فاتكت الإبل الحمض: إذا لم ترع منه شيئا
The camels consumed the desert plants: if they did not graze on anything from it.
فتك في صناعته: مهر
He excelled in his craft: he was skilled.
فاتك التاجر في البيع: اشتط في سومه
The merchant was aggressive in his selling: he was extreme in his price.
وهو فاتك القلب: ماض
And he is resolute of heart: decisive.
حية فاتكة اللسع
A snake with a deadly strike.
والتفتيك: ما يوضع على الجرح من الخرق لتنشف الرطوبة
And al-taftik: is the cloth placed on a wound to absorb moisture.