muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarفَتْءٌ
Core sense — he did not cease doing a thing; he made it ceasegenerated
1.1he did not cease [doing a thing]—فَتَاَ
Also with muḍāriʿ ما فَتَأَ and ما فَتُؤَ. These are incomplete, non-attributive verbs.
مَا أَفْتَأَ has the same meaning; this last is of the dialect of Temeem, the first of the dialect of Keys and others.
I did not cease [remembering him]—مَا فَتِئْتُ أَذْكُرُهُ
Also مَا فَتِئْتُ أَفْعَلُ.
I did not cease [doing such a thing]—ما فَتَأْتُ
maṣdar فَتْءٌ and فُتُوْءٌ.
I did not cease—ما فَتُؤْتُ
Muḍāriʿ فَتُاَ and ما أَفْتَأْتُ.
These verbs are used only in negative phrases in this sense. Sometimes the particle of negation is left out, though it is still meant to be understood, as in تَٱللّٰهِ تَفْتَأُ تَذْكُرُ يُوسُفَ in the Qur'ān 12:85, meaning مَا تَفْتَأُ — so in all the copies of the K, but correctly لَا تَفْتَأُ, i.e. By God, you will not cease remembering Joseph, according to all the grammarians and the commentators on the Qur'ān; for an oath not accompanied by the sign of affirmation denotes negation.
Lane cites “Bd in xii. 85” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
1.1.1he forgot it, and desisted from it—فَتِئَ عَنْهُ
Said of an affair or event; or this is used only in negative phrases.
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نَسِيَهُ وَٱنْقَدَعَ عَنْهُ in the O, and so in some copies of the K; in other copies of the K انقذع or انفذغ, both of which are clearly miscopyings.
1.2he stilled it, quieted it, or made it cease—فَتَأَ
As a complete, that is, attributive verb; synonym سَكَّنَ. Or, as some say, he abated or allayed it, synonym كَسَرَ, and he extinguished it.
So says Ibn-Málik, on the authority of Fr, and it is correct. AHei was wrong to charge him with a mistake, for he says it is a miscopying for فَثَأَ, with the three-pointed ث. It is mentioned also by IKoot and IKtt.
I made him cease from the affair—فَتَأْتُهُ عَنِ الأَمْرِ
Fr states this usage; the verb here has the sense of سَكَّنْتُهُ.
I extinguished the fire—فَتَأْتُ النَّارَ
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
12:85
قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ تَفْتَؤُا۟ تَذْكُرُ يُوسُفَ حَتَّىٰ تَكُونَ حَرَضًا أَوْ تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْهَـٰلِكِينَThey said: "By Allah! (never) wilt thou cease to remember Joseph until thou reach the last extremity of illness, or until thou die!"
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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, (Fr, * T, Msb, K,) aor. فَتَاَ , (Fr, T, Msb;) and ما فَتَأَ , [aor. فَتَاَ ;] (K;) and ما فَتُؤَ , (Fr, * T, K,) aor. فَتُاَ ; (Fr, T;) He did not cease [doing a thing; being incomplete, or non-attributive, verbs]; (T, Msb, K;) as also مَا أَفْتَأَ ; (AZ, T, K;) this last of the dial. of Temeem; (AZ, T, M;) the first of the dial. of Keys and others: (AZ, T:) you say مَا فَتِئْتُ أَذْكُرُهُ , (AZ, T, S, O, Msb, *) or مَا فَتِئْتُ أَفْعَلُ , (M,) and ما فَتَأْتُ , (AZ, T, S, O, M,) aor. فَتَاَ , inf. n. فَتْءٌ (AZ, T, M) and فُتُوْءٌ ; (M;) and ما فَتُؤْتُ , aor. فَتُاَ ; (Fr, O;) and ما أَفْتَأْتُ ; (AZ, T, S, M, O;) I did not cease [remembering him, or doing such a thing]: (AZ, T, S, M, O, Msb: *) these verbs are used only in negative phrases, in this sense; but sometimes the particle of negation is suppressed, it being, however, meant to be understood; (T, S, M;) as in تَٱللّٰهِ تَفْتَأُ تَذْكُرُ يُوسُفَ , (T, S, O, K,) in the Kur [xii. 85], (T, S, O,) meaning مَا تَفْتَأُ , (S, O, K,) thus in all the copies of the K [and in the S and O], but correctly لَا تَفْتَأُ , [i. e. By God, thou wilt not cease remembering Joseph,] accord. to all the grammarians and the expositors of the Kur-án: (TA:) for the oath that is not accompanied by the sign of affirmation denotes negation. (Bd in xii. 85.) And فَتِئَ عَنْهُ , (O, K,) inf. n. فَتْءٌ , (O,) He forgot it, and abstained, or desisted, from it; ( نَسِيَهُ وَٱنْقَدَعَ عَنْهُ , O, and so in some copies of the K; in other copies of the K انقذع or انفذغ ; [both of which are evidently mistranscriptions;]) namely, an affair, or event: (O, TA:) or this is used only in negative phrases. (K.) فَتَأَ , as a complete [i. e. an attributive] verb, signifies He stilled, quieted, or made to cease, syn. سَكَّنَ , or, as some say, (TA,) he abated, or allayed, syn. كَسَرَ , and extinguished: thus says Ibn-Málik, as on the authority of Fr; and it is correct: AHei has erred in charging him with having committed a mistake: (K, TA:) for he says that it is a mistranscription for فَثَأَ , with the three-pointed ث : it is mentioned also by IKoot and IKtt: and Fr states that one says, فَتَأْتُهُ عَنِ الأَمْرِ meaning I made him to cease ( سَكَّنْتُهُ ) from the affair: and فَتَأْتُ النَّارَ meaning I extinguished the fire. (TA.)