فطر

See also: قطر and فطز

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ف ط ر (f-ṭ-r). Cognate to Hebrew פָטַר (pāṭar, “to set free, to let out, to release, to dismiss”), Aramaic פָטַר (pāṭar, “to cleave, to separate, to free, to discharge”), Aramaic פְטַר (pəṭar, “to free, to release, to dismiss”), Classical Syriac ܦܛܰܪ (pṭar, “to leave, to desist from; to shoot out; to separate, to dissolve; to dismiss”), Ugaritic 𐎔𐎉𐎗 (pṭr, “to split”), hypercorrected Ugaritic 𐎔𐎑𐎗 (pẓr, “to free, to loosen, to let go”), Akkadian 𒃮 (DUḪ /⁠paṭāru⁠/, “to loosen, to detach; to relax, to slacken; to release, to let free; to disperse”), and Ge'ez ፈጠረ (fäṭärä, “to carve; to feign; to create”) which has been borrowed into a second فَطَرَ (faṭara).

Verb

1. to rip apart, to rend the seam, to cleave, to break apart, to crack
2. to split open, to cut open, to slit open, to crack
3. to lance, to lacerate, to gash, to cut, to make an incision

Verb

1. to breakfast, to have breakfast

Noun

فَطْر • (faṭr) m (plural فُطُور (fuṭūr))

1. verbal noun of فَطَرَ (faṭara) (form I)
2. crack, fissure, rift, rupture, cleavage

Declension

Declension of noun فَطْر (faṭr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَطْر faṭr	الْفَطْر al-faṭr	فَطْر faṭr
Nominative	فَطْرٌ faṭrun	الْفَطْرُ al-faṭru	فَطْرُ faṭru
Accusative	فَطْرًا faṭran	الْفَطْرَ al-faṭra	فَطْرَ faṭra
Genitive	فَطْرٍ faṭrin	الْفَطْرِ al-faṭri	فَطْرِ faṭri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَطْرَيْن faṭrayn	الْفَطْرَيْن al-faṭrayn	فَطْرَيْ faṭray
Nominative	فَطْرَانِ faṭrāni	الْفَطْرَانِ al-faṭrāni	فَطْرَا faṭrā
Accusative	فَطْرَيْنِ faṭrayni	الْفَطْرَيْنِ al-faṭrayni	فَطْرَيْ faṭray
Genitive	فَطْرَيْنِ faṭrayni	الْفَطْرَيْنِ al-faṭrayni	فَطْرَيْ faṭray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُطُور fuṭūr	الْفُطُور al-fuṭūr	فُطُور fuṭūr
Nominative	فُطُورٌ fuṭūrun	الْفُطُورُ al-fuṭūru	فُطُورُ fuṭūru
Accusative	فُطُورًا fuṭūran	الْفُطُورَ al-fuṭūra	فُطُورَ fuṭūra
Genitive	فُطُورٍ fuṭūrin	الْفُطُورِ al-fuṭūri	فُطُورِ fuṭūri

Noun

فِطْر • (fiṭr) m

1. breaking of the fast

Declension

Declension of noun فِطْر (fiṭr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِطْر fiṭr	الْفِطْر al-fiṭr	فِطْر fiṭr
Nominative	فِطْرٌ fiṭrun	الْفِطْرُ al-fiṭru	فِطْرُ fiṭru
Accusative	فِطْرًا fiṭran	الْفِطْرَ al-fiṭra	فِطْرَ fiṭra
Genitive	فِطْرٍ fiṭrin	الْفِطْرِ al-fiṭri	فِطْرِ fiṭri

Derived terms

• عِيدُ ٱلْفِطْرِ (ʕīdu l-fiṭri)

Noun

فُطْر • (fuṭr) m (collective, singulative فُطْرَة f (fuṭra))

1. fungi, mushrooms

Declension

Declension of noun فُطْر (fuṭr)

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
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
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

Etymology 2

From Ge'ez ፈጠረ (fäṭärä). Doublet of the former فَطَرَ (faṭara) for the Ethiopic one is cognate.

Verb

2. to shape, to make, to form, to create, to fashion, to compose, to bring forth

   Synonyms: بَرَأَ (baraʔa), خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa), أَحْدَثَ (ʔaḥdaṯa)

3. (with عَلَى) to endow

Noun

فَطْر • (faṭr) m

1. verbal noun of فَطَرَ (faṭara) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun فَطْر (faṭr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَطْر faṭr	الْفَطْر al-faṭr	فَطْر faṭr
Nominative	فَطْرٌ faṭrun	الْفَطْرُ al-faṭru	فَطْرُ faṭru
Accusative	فَطْرًا faṭran	الْفَطْرَ al-faṭra	فَطْرَ faṭra
Genitive	فَطْرٍ faṭrin	الْفَطْرِ al-faṭri	فَطْرِ faṭri

Noun

فِطَر • (fiṭar) f pl

1. plural of فِطْرَة (fiṭra, “nature, disposition, constitution, temperament, instinct”)

References

• Freytag, Georg (1835) “فطر”, 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