فتكر
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܦܬܟܪܐ (pəṯaḵrā, “idol, likeness”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎣𐎼 (p-t-i-k-r /patikara/, “sculpted image; likeness”), something execrable in Christian circles, hence the meaning in Arabic.
Noun
فِتَكْر or فُتَكْر or فِتْكَر or فِتْكِر • (fitakr or futakr or fitkar or fitkir) m (plural فِتَكْرُون (fitakrūn) or فُتَكْرُون (futakrūn) or فِتْكَرُون (fitkarūn) or فِتْكِرُون (fitkirūn))
- (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) calamity, formidable thing, something nasty, misfortune
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فِتَكْر; فُتَكْر; فِتْكَر; فِتْكِر fitakr; futakr; fitkar; fitkir |
الْفِتَكْر; الْفُتَكْر; الْفِتْكَر; الْفِتْكِر al-fitakr; al-futakr; al-fitkar; al-fitkir |
فِتَكْر; فُتَكْر; فِتْكَر; فِتْكِر fitakr; futakr; fitkar; fitkir |
| nominative | فِتَكْرٌ; فُتَكْرٌ; فِتْكَرٌ; فِتْكِرٌ fitakrun; futakrun; fitkarun; fitkirun |
الْفِتَكْرُ; الْفُتَكْرُ; الْفِتْكَرُ; الْفِتْكِرُ al-fitakru; al-futakru; al-fitkaru; al-fitkiru |
فِتَكْرُ; فُتَكْرُ; فِتْكَرُ; فِتْكِرُ fitakru; futakru; fitkaru; fitkiru |
| accusative | فِتَكْرًا; فُتَكْرًا; فِتْكَرًا; فِتْكِرًا fitakran; futakran; fitkaran; fitkiran |
الْفِتَكْرَ; الْفُتَكْرَ; الْفِتْكَرَ; الْفِتْكِرَ al-fitakra; al-futakra; al-fitkara; al-fitkira |
فِتَكْرَ; فُتَكْرَ; فِتْكَرَ; فِتْكِرَ fitakra; futakra; fitkara; fitkira |
| genitive | فِتَكْرٍ; فُتَكْرٍ; فِتْكَرٍ; فِتْكِرٍ fitakrin; futakrin; fitkarin; fitkirin |
الْفِتَكْرِ; الْفُتَكْرِ; الْفِتْكَرِ; الْفِتْكِرِ al-fitakri; al-futakri; al-fitkari; al-fitkiri |
فِتَكْرِ; فُتَكْرِ; فِتْكَرِ; فِتْكِرِ fitakri; futakri; fitkari; fitkiri |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | فِتَكْرَيْن; فُتَكْرَيْن; فِتْكَرَيْن; فِتْكِرَيْن fitakrayn; futakrayn; fitkarayn; fitkirayn |
الْفِتَكْرَيْن; الْفُتَكْرَيْن; الْفِتْكَرَيْن; الْفِتْكِرَيْن al-fitakrayn; al-futakrayn; al-fitkarayn; al-fitkirayn |
فِتَكْرَيْ; فُتَكْرَيْ; فِتْكَرَيْ; فِتْكِرَيْ fitakray; futakray; fitkaray; fitkiray |
| nominative | فِتَكْرَانِ; فُتَكْرَانِ; فِتْكَرَانِ; فِتْكِرَانِ fitakrāni; futakrāni; fitkarāni; fitkirāni |
الْفِتَكْرَانِ; الْفُتَكْرَانِ; الْفِتْكَرَانِ; الْفِتْكِرَانِ al-fitakrāni; al-futakrāni; al-fitkarāni; al-fitkirāni |
فِتَكْرَا; فُتَكْرَا; فِتْكَرَا; فِتْكِرَا fitakrā; futakrā; fitkarā; fitkirā |
| accusative | فِتَكْرَيْنِ; فُتَكْرَيْنِ; فِتْكَرَيْنِ; فِتْكِرَيْنِ fitakrayni; futakrayni; fitkarayni; fitkirayni |
الْفِتَكْرَيْنِ; الْفُتَكْرَيْنِ; الْفِتْكَرَيْنِ; الْفِتْكِرَيْنِ al-fitakrayni; al-futakrayni; al-fitkarayni; al-fitkirayni |
فِتَكْرَيْ; فُتَكْرَيْ; فِتْكَرَيْ; فِتْكِرَيْ fitakray; futakray; fitkaray; fitkiray |
| genitive | فِتَكْرَيْنِ; فُتَكْرَيْنِ; فِتْكَرَيْنِ; فِتْكِرَيْنِ fitakrayni; futakrayni; fitkarayni; fitkirayni |
الْفِتَكْرَيْنِ; الْفُتَكْرَيْنِ; الْفِتْكَرَيْنِ; الْفِتْكِرَيْنِ al-fitakrayni; al-futakrayni; al-fitkarayni; al-fitkirayni |
فِتَكْرَيْ; فُتَكْرَيْ; فِتْكَرَيْ; فِتْكِرَيْ fitakray; futakray; fitkaray; fitkiray |
| plural | sound masculine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فِتَكْرِين; فُتَكْرِين; فِتْكَرِين; فِتْكِرِين fitakrīn; futakrīn; fitkarīn; fitkirīn |
الْفِتَكْرِين; الْفُتَكْرِين; الْفِتْكَرِين; الْفِتْكِرِين al-fitakrīn; al-futakrīn; al-fitkarīn; al-fitkirīn |
فِتَكْرِي; فُتَكْرِي; فِتْكَرِي; فِتْكِرِي fitakrī; futakrī; fitkarī; fitkirī |
| nominative | فِتَكْرُونَ; فُتَكْرُونَ; فِتْكَرُونَ; فِتْكِرُونَ fitakrūna; futakrūna; fitkarūna; fitkirūna |
الْفِتَكْرُونَ; الْفُتَكْرُونَ; الْفِتْكَرُونَ; الْفِتْكِرُونَ al-fitakrūna; al-futakrūna; al-fitkarūna; al-fitkirūna |
فِتَكْرُو; فُتَكْرُو; فِتْكَرُو; فِتْكِرُو fitakrū; futakrū; fitkarū; fitkirū |
| accusative | فِتَكْرِينَ; فُتَكْرِينَ; فِتْكَرِينَ; فِتْكِرِينَ fitakrīna; futakrīna; fitkarīna; fitkirīna |
الْفِتَكْرِينَ; الْفُتَكْرِينَ; الْفِتْكَرِينَ; الْفِتْكِرِينَ al-fitakrīna; al-futakrīna; al-fitkarīna; al-fitkirīna |
فِتَكْرِي; فُتَكْرِي; فِتْكَرِي; فِتْكِرِي fitakrī; futakrī; fitkarī; fitkirī |
| genitive | فِتَكْرِينَ; فُتَكْرِينَ; فِتْكَرِينَ; فِتْكِرِينَ fitakrīna; futakrīna; fitkarīna; fitkirīna |
الْفِتَكْرِينَ; الْفُتَكْرِينَ; الْفِتْكَرِينَ; الْفِتْكِرِينَ al-fitakrīna; al-futakrīna; al-fitkarīna; al-fitkirīna |
فِتَكْرِي; فُتَكْرِي; فِتْكَرِي; فِتْكِرِي fitakrī; futakrī; fitkarī; fitkirī |
References
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- Rundgren, Frithiof (1963) “Ein iranischer Beamtenname im Aramäischen”, in Orientalia Suecana[2], volume 12, pages 90–91