Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ف ت ر (f t r)
2 terms

Derived from the active participle of فَتَرَ (fatara).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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فَاتِر (fātir) (feminine فَاتِرَة (fātira), masculine plural فَاتِرُونَ (fātirūna), feminine plural فَاتِرَات (fātirāt))

  1. lukewarm, tepid
    مَاءٌ فَاتِرٌmāʔun fātirunlukewarm water
  2. weak, feeble
  3. slack, loose, flabby
  4. dull, listless

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: fietel

Further reading

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “فاتر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN