فطرة
See also: قطرة
Arabic
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ge'ez ፍጥረት (fəṭrät, “creation; nature, disposition”) together with فَطَرَ (faṭara, “to create”) from ፈጠረ (fäṭärä, “to create; to inscribe, to carve”), unless – which cannot be excluded –, independently shaped from the borrowed verb, which is however unlikely considering the semantic and morphic parallelism.
Noun
فِطْرَة • (fiṭra) f (plural فِطَر (fiṭar))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فِطْرَة fiṭra |
الْفِطْرَة al-fiṭra |
فِطْرَة fiṭrat |
| nominative | فِطْرَةٌ fiṭratun |
الْفِطْرَةُ al-fiṭratu |
فِطْرَةُ fiṭratu |
| accusative | فِطْرَةً fiṭratan |
الْفِطْرَةَ al-fiṭrata |
فِطْرَةَ fiṭrata |
| genitive | فِطْرَةٍ fiṭratin |
الْفِطْرَةِ al-fiṭrati |
فِطْرَةِ fiṭrati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | فِطْرَتَيْن fiṭratayn |
الْفِطْرَتَيْن al-fiṭratayn |
فِطْرَتَيْ fiṭratay |
| nominative | فِطْرَتَانِ fiṭratāni |
الْفِطْرَتَانِ al-fiṭratāni |
فِطْرَتَا fiṭratā |
| accusative | فِطْرَتَيْنِ fiṭratayni |
الْفِطْرَتَيْنِ al-fiṭratayni |
فِطْرَتَيْ fiṭratay |
| genitive | فِطْرَتَيْنِ fiṭratayni |
الْفِطْرَتَيْنِ al-fiṭratayni |
فِطْرَتَيْ fiṭratay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فِطَر fiṭar |
الْفِطَر al-fiṭar |
فِطَر fiṭar |
| nominative | فِطَرٌ fiṭarun |
الْفِطَرُ al-fiṭaru |
فِطَرُ fiṭaru |
| accusative | فِطَرًا fiṭaran |
الْفِطَرَ al-fiṭara |
فِطَرَ fiṭara |
| genitive | فِطَرٍ fiṭarin |
الْفِطَرِ al-fiṭari |
فِطَرِ fiṭari |
Descendants
- → English: fitra
- → Indonesian: fitrah
- → Ottoman Turkish: فطرت (fıtrat)
- Turkish: fıtrat
- → Persian: فطرت (fetrat)
Etymology 2
Adverbial accusative of فِطْرَة (fiṭra).
Adverb
فِطْرَةً • (fiṭratan)
- by nature
Etymology 3
Singulative noun of فُطْر (fuṭr, “fungus, mushroom”). Compare Hebrew פִּטְרִיָּה (pitriyá).
Noun
فُطْرَة • (fuṭra) f (singulative, collective فُطْر m (fuṭr))
Declension
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فُطْرَة fuṭra |
الْفُطْرَة al-fuṭra |
فُطْرَة fuṭrat |
| nominative | فُطْرَةٌ fuṭratun |
الْفُطْرَةُ al-fuṭratu |
فُطْرَةُ fuṭratu |
| accusative | فُطْرَةً fuṭratan |
الْفُطْرَةَ al-fuṭrata |
فُطْرَةَ fuṭrata |
| genitive | فُطْرَةٍ fuṭratin |
الْفُطْرَةِ al-fuṭrati |
فُطْرَةِ fuṭrati |
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فُطْر fuṭr |
الْفُطْر al-fuṭr |
فُطْر fuṭr |
| nominative | فُطْرٌ fuṭrun |
الْفُطْرُ al-fuṭru |
فُطْرُ fuṭru |
| accusative | فُطْرًا fuṭran |
الْفُطْرَ al-fuṭra |
فُطْرَ fuṭra |
| genitive | فُطْرٍ fuṭrin |
الْفُطْرِ al-fuṭri |
فُطْرِ fuṭri |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | فُطْرَتَيْن fuṭratayn |
الْفُطْرَتَيْن al-fuṭratayn |
فُطْرَتَيْ fuṭratay |
| nominative | فُطْرَتَانِ fuṭratāni |
الْفُطْرَتَانِ al-fuṭratāni |
فُطْرَتَا fuṭratā |
| accusative | فُطْرَتَيْنِ fuṭratayni |
الْفُطْرَتَيْنِ al-fuṭratayni |
فُطْرَتَيْ fuṭratay |
| genitive | فُطْرَتَيْنِ fuṭratayni |
الْفُطْرَتَيْنِ al-fuṭratayni |
فُطْرَتَيْ fuṭratay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فُطْرَات fuṭrāt |
الْفُطْرَات al-fuṭrāt |
فُطْرَات fuṭrāt |
| nominative | فُطْرَاتٌ fuṭrātun |
الْفُطْرَاتُ al-fuṭrātu |
فُطْرَاتُ fuṭrātu |
| accusative | فُطْرَاتٍ fuṭrātin |
الْفُطْرَاتِ al-fuṭrāti |
فُطْرَاتِ fuṭrāti |
| genitive | فُطْرَاتٍ fuṭrātin |
الْفُطْرَاتِ al-fuṭrāti |
فُطْرَاتِ fuṭrāti |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1835) “فطرة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 357
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft[2] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 49
- Schwally, Friedrich (1899) “Lexikalische Studien. (Fortsetzung.)”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[3] (in German), volume 53, page 201
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “فطرة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN