Arabic

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Root
ف ط س (f ṭ s)
4 terms

Pronunciation

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  • (carcass): IPA(key): /fa.tˤiː.sa/
  • (snout): IPA(key): /fitˤ.tˤiː.sa/

Noun

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فَطِيسَة (faṭīsaf (plural فَطَائِس (faṭāʔis))

  1. cadaver, carcass, exemplar of carrion
    Synonyms: جُثَّة (juṯṯa), جُثْمَان (juṯmān), جِيفَة (jīfa), نَعْش (naʕš)
    • 1816, Al-ʿahd al-ǧadīd al-mansūb ilā rabbinā wa-muḫallisinā ʿĪsā al-masīḥ[1], Al-Maṭbaʿa al-Hindīya al-Maʿrūfa, page 58:
      وأينما تكون الفطيسة هناك يجتمع النسور وستظلم السمش
      Where there is a cadaver there vultures gather and the sun darkens.

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فِطِّيسَة (fiṭṭīsaf

  1. snout, nose and lips of a beast

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