فاتر

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ف ت ر (f t r)
3 terms

Derived from the active participle of فَتَرَ (fatara).

Pronunciation

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

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