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فطحل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses concepts related to time, specifically ancient or undefined periods, and also describes large or robust entities, particularly camels. It also includes a proper name.

Derived headwords

الفِطْحَلnoun
  1. 1.
    ancient timeclassical

    A very long, ancient period of time, possibly before the creation of people.

  2. 2.
    Noah's timeclassical

    The era of Prophet Noah (peace be upon him).

  3. 3.
    time of wet stonesclassical

    A period when stones were soft and wet, like mud.

  4. 4.
    time of abundanceclassical

    A time of prosperity, fertility, and plentiful resources.

  5. 5.
    floodclassical

    A great flood or torrent of water.

  6. 6.
    large camelclassical

    A large, robust, or stout camel.

  7. 7.
    great gongclassical

    A large, resonant gong or cymbal.

فِطْحَلname
  1. 1.
    Fithalboth

    A proper name of a man.

فِطْحِلname
  1. 1.
    Fithilboth

    A proper name of a man, possibly a variant spelling or pronunciation.

فُطْحُلname
  1. 1.
    Futhulboth

    A proper name of a man, possibly a variant spelling or pronunciation.

Parallel reading

الفطحل، كهزبر، هكذا ضبطه الجوهري وغيره
Al-Fithḥal, like Hazbar, this is how Al-Jawhari and others vocalized it.
دهر لم يخلق فيه الناس بعد
An era in which people had not yet been created.
زمن الفطحل: زمن نوح عليه السلام وعلى نبينا
The time of Al-Fithḥal: the time of Noah, peace be upon him and upon our Prophet.
زمن كانت الحجارة فيه رطابا
A time when the stones were wet.
الأعراب تقول زمن كانت الحجارة فيه رطبة
The Bedouins say it is a time when the stones were wet.
أتيتك عام الفطحل والهدملة يعني زمن الخصب والريف
I came to you in the year of Al-Fithḥal and Al-Hadmalah, meaning a time of abundance and fertility.
لما ازدرت نقدي وقلت إبلي تألقت واتصلت بعكل تسألني عن السنين كم لي فقلت لو عمرت عمر الحسل أو عمر نوح زمن الفطحل والصخر مبتل كطين الوحل
When they belittled my wealth and I said my camels were abundant and connected to 'Akl, asking me how old I was, I said: If I lived as long as the locusts, or as long as Noah, the time of Al-Fithḥal, and the rock was wet like muddy clay.
الفطحل: السيل
Al-Fithḥal: the flood.
الفطحل: التار العظيم
Al-Fithḥal: the great gong.
الفطحل: الضخم من الإبل، كسبحل
Al-Fithḥal: the large one of camels, like Sabḥal.
تباعد مني فطحل إذ سألته أمين فزاد الله ما بيننا بعدا
Fithal distanced himself from me when I asked him, O Amin, so may God increase the distance between us.