Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ف ت ر (f-t-r)

Derived from the active participle of فَتَرَ (fatara).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

  • Maltese: fietel

Further reading edit

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