فاتر
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of فَتَرَ (fatara), from the root ف ت ر (f-t-r).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faː.tir/
Adjective
فَاتِر • (fātir) (feminine فَاتِرَة (fātira), masculine plural فَاتِرُونَ (fātirūna), feminine plural فَاتِرَات (fātirāt))
- lukewarm, tepid
- مَاءٌ فَاتِرٌ ― māʾun fātirun ― lukewarm water
- weak, feeble
- slack, loose, flabby
- dull, listless
Declension
Declension of adjective فَاتِر (fātir)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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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