Arabic edit

Root
ف ط ن (f-ṭ-n)

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

فَطَنَ (faṭana) I, non-past يَفْطُنُ‎ (yafṭunu)

  1. to understand, to be apprehend, to be aware of, to remember

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Ladino: fetnear (Haketia)

Verb edit

فَطِنَ (faṭina) I, non-past يَفْطَنُ‎ (yafṭanu)

  1. to be smart, to be intelligent

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

فَطَّنَ (faṭṭana) II, non-past يُفَطِّنُ‎ (yufaṭṭinu)

  1. to make realize, to remind of, to secrete

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

فَطْن or فِطْن or فُطْن or فُطُن (faṭn or fiṭn or fuṭn or fuṭunm

  1. verbal noun of فَطَنَ (faṭana) (form I)
  2. intelligence, comprehension

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Adjective edit

فَطِن or فَطُن (faṭin or faṭun) (masculine plural فُطْن (fuṭn))

  1. intelligent, sagacious

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References edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ف ط ن
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic فَطَنَ (faṭana).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fi.tˤin/, [ˈfɪ.tˤɪn]
  • (file)

Verb edit

فطن (fiṭin) I (present بفطن (bifṭan))

  1. to recall (suddenly or by chance)
    Synonym: تذكر (tzakkar)

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of فطن (fiṭin)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m فطنت (fṭint) فطنت (fṭint) فطن (fiṭin) فطننا (fṭinna) فطنتو (fṭintu) فطنو (fiṭnu)
f فطنتي (fṭinti) فطنت (fiṭnat)
present m بفطن (bafṭan) بتفطن (btifṭan) بفطن (bifṭan) منفطن (mnifṭan) بتفطنو (btifṭanu) بفطنو (bifṭanu)
f بتفطني (btifṭani) بتفطن (btifṭan)
subjunctive m أفطن (ʔafṭan) تفطن (tifṭan) يفطن (yifṭan) نفطن (nifṭan) تفطنو (tifṭanu) يفطنو (yifṭanu)
f تفطني (tifṭani) تفطن (tifṭan)
imperative m افطن (ifṭan) افطنو (ifṭanu)
f افطني (ifṭani)