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))

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

Declension

Declension of adjective فَاتِر (fātir)
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