ف ر ط م

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a long, pointed snout or beak, particularly of a camel's hoof. It also extends to the concept of lifting or raising something, possibly related to the shape of the snout.

Derived headwords

الفُرْطُمnoun

1.
snout, beakclassical
A long, pointed snout or beak, specifically referring to the tip of a camel's hoof when it is long and pointed.

مُفَرْطَمadjective

1.
having a snout/beakclassical
Describing a camel's hoof that has a long, pointed tip resembling a snout or beak.

مُفَرْطَمَةadjective

1.
having a snout/beakclassical
Describing camel's hooves that are long and pointed, resembling snouts or beaks.

فَرَطَمَverb

1.
to lift, raiseclassical
To lift or raise something, as mentioned in the context of hooves lifting something.

مُقَرْطَمadjective

1.
having a snout/beakclassical
Possessing a snout or beak, used to describe something with pointed projections.

Parallel reading

الفرطوم، كزنبور: منقار الخف إذا كان طويلا محدد الرأس.

The furṭum, like a wasp: the beak of the hoof when it is long and pointed.

وطرف الخف كالمنقار.

And the tip of the hoof is like a beak.

وخف مفرطم.

And a hoof that is mufarṭam.

خفاف مفرطمة

Hooves that are mufarṭamah.

قد فرطمها الخفاف، أي: رفعها

The hooves have lifted it, meaning: raised it.

جاءنا فلان في نخافين مقرطمين، أي: لهما منقاران

So-and-so came to us in two nakhafayn that were muqarṭamayn, meaning: they had two beaks.

والنخاف: الخف

And the nakhaf: the hoof.