فاتر
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ف ت ر (f t r) |
| 3 terms |
Derived from the active participle of فَتَرَ (fatara).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faː.tir/
Adjective
فَاتِر • (fātir) (feminine فَاتِرَة (fātira), masculine plural فَاتِرُونَ (fātirūna), feminine plural فَاتِرَات (fātirāt))
- lukewarm, tepid
- مَاءٌ فَاتِرٌ ― māʔun fātirun ― lukewarm water
- weak, feeble
- slack, loose, flabby
- dull, listless
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فَاتِر fātir |
الْفَاتِر al-fātir |
فَاتِرَة fātira |
الْفَاتِرَة al-fātira |
| nominative | فَاتِرٌ fātirun |
الْفَاتِرُ al-fātiru |
فَاتِرَةٌ fātiratun |
الْفَاتِرَةُ al-fātiratu |
| accusative | فَاتِرًا fātiran |
الْفَاتِرَ al-fātira |
فَاتِرَةً fātiratan |
الْفَاتِرَةَ al-fātirata |
| genitive | فَاتِرٍ fātirin |
الْفَاتِرِ al-fātiri |
فَاتِرَةٍ fātiratin |
الْفَاتِرَةِ al-fātirati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فَاتِرَيْن fātirayn |
الْفَاتِرَيْن al-fātirayn |
فَاتِرَتَيْن fātiratayn |
الْفَاتِرَتَيْن al-fātiratayn |
| nominative | فَاتِرَانِ fātirāni |
الْفَاتِرَانِ al-fātirāni |
فَاتِرَتَانِ fātiratāni |
الْفَاتِرَتَانِ al-fātiratāni |
| accusative | فَاتِرَيْنِ fātirayni |
الْفَاتِرَيْنِ al-fātirayni |
فَاتِرَتَيْنِ fātiratayni |
الْفَاتِرَتَيْنِ al-fātiratayni |
| genitive | فَاتِرَيْنِ fātirayni |
الْفَاتِرَيْنِ al-fātirayni |
فَاتِرَتَيْنِ fātiratayni |
الْفَاتِرَتَيْنِ al-fātiratayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فَاتِرِين fātirīn |
الْفَاتِرِين al-fātirīn |
فَاتِرَات fātirāt |
الْفَاتِرَات al-fātirāt |
| nominative | فَاتِرُونَ fātirūna |
الْفَاتِرُونَ al-fātirūna |
فَاتِرَاتٌ fātirātun |
الْفَاتِرَاتُ al-fātirātu |
| accusative | فَاتِرِينَ fātirīna |
الْفَاتِرِينَ al-fātirīna |
فَاتِرَاتٍ fātirātin |
الْفَاتِرَاتِ al-fātirāti |
| genitive | فَاتِرِينَ fātirīna |
الْفَاتِرِينَ al-fātirīna |
فَاتِرَاتٍ fātirātin |
الْفَاتِرَاتِ al-fātirāti |
Descendants
- Maltese: fietel
Further reading
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “فاتر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN