فتيل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ت ل (f-t-l).

Adjective

فَتِيل (fatīl)

  1. twisted

Declension

Noun

فَتِيل (fatīl) m (plural فَتِيلَات (fatīlāt) or فَتَائِل (fatāʾil))

  1. any slender cord
  2. fuse, wick
    Synonym: فَتِيلَة (fatīla)
  3. (botany) integument, pellicle (as of the date-stone)

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: فتیل (fetil)فتیله (fetile)

References

  • Lane, Edward William (1863), فتيل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2334
  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), فتيل”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 942
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