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Form 1فَتَلَهُ5 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarفَتْلٌ فَتَلٌ

Core sense — he twisted it; he turned him from his opinion by deceiving himgenerated

1.1he twisted it, i.e. a thing, as one twists a rope or a wick—فتّلهُ

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This form has teshdeed given to it to denote muchness of the action, or many objects (see its ism mafʿūl below); maṣdar تَفْتِيلٌ.

1.1.1figurative · مجاز[a man firm, or compact, in make; as though firmly twisted]—رَجُلٌ مُحْكَمُ الفَتْلِ

Given under مَجْدُولٌ. See the ism mafʿūl below.

1.1.2figurative · مجازhe made him turn, or swerve, from his opinion or judgment by deceiving him—فَتَلَ ذُؤَابَتَهُ

Also said as فَتَلَ فِى ذُؤَابَتِهِ; literally, he twisted his pendent lock of hair.

he came, having been deceived and turned from his opinion—جَآءَ وَقَدْ فُتِلَتْ ذُؤَابَتُهُ
he kept on trying to deceive such a one—مَا زَالَ يَفْتِلُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ فِى الذِّرْوَةِ وَالغَارِبِ

Explained as يَدُورُ مِنْ وَرَآءِ خَدِيعَتِهِ, [i.e. he ceased not to be going about seeking the deceiving of such a one]. It originates from a saying in a tradition of Ez-Zubeyr, cited and explained under غَارِبٌ.

1.1.3he turned him [from the object of his want, or from his way, or course]—فَتَلَهُ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ

Also عَنْ وَجْهِهِ; like لَفَتَهُ, from which it is said to be formed by transposition.

he turned his face away from them—فَتَلَ وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُمْ

Like لَفَتَهُ.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredthe she-camel was smooth, or sleek, and flaccid in the skin of her armpit—فَتِلَتِ النَّاقَةُ

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The skin having in it no عَرْك, حَازّ, or خَالِع; see those words in their own articles. See also فَتَلٌ below.

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, (S, M, O, Msb, K,) aor. فَتِلَ , (M, Msb, K,) inf. n. فَتْلٌ ; (T, M, Msb;) and فتّلهُ , (M, K, TA,) [but this has teshdeed given to it to denote muchness of the action, or multiplicity of the objects, (see its pass. part. n. below,)] inf. n. تَفْتِيلٌ ; (TA;) He twisted it, (T, M, K, TA,) i. e. a thing, (T, M,) like as one twists (T) a rope (T, S, O, Msb) &c., (S, O, Msb,) and like as one twists a wick. (T.) [Hence] one says رَجُلٌ مُحْكَمُ الفَتْلِ [A man firm, or compact, in respect of make; as though firmly twisted]. (K and TA voce مَجْدُولٌ . [See the pass. part. n. below.]) And فَتَلَ ذُؤَابَتَهُ , (K,) or فَتَلَ فِى ذُؤَابَتِهِ , (O, TA,) [lit. He twisted his pendent lock of hair;] meaning he made him to turn, or swerve, from his opinion, or judgment, or sentiment, (O, K, TA,) by deceiving, or deluding, him. (TA.) And جَآءَ وَقَدْ فُتِلَتْ ذُؤَابَتُهُ He came, having been deceived, or beguiled, and turned from his opinion, &c. (TA.) And مَا زَالَ يَفْتِلُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ فِى الذِّرْوَةِ وَالغَارِبِ , meaning, يَدُورُ مِنْ وَرَآءِ خَدِيعَتِهِ [i. e. He ceased not to be going about seeking, or endeavouring, after the deceiving, or beguiling, of such a one]: (S, O, K:) originating from a saying in a trad. of Ez-Zubeyr, cited and expl. voce غَارِبٌ [q. v.]. (O, TA. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 200.]) فَتَلَهُ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ , (T,) or عَنْ وَجْهِهِ , (S, O,) means He turned him [from the object of his want, or from his way, or course], like لَفَتَهُ , (T, S, O,) from which it is [said to be] formed by transposition. (S, O.) And فَتَلَ وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُمْ [also] means He turned his face from them, (M, K,) like لَفَتَهُ . (M.) فَتِلَتِ النَّاقَةُ , [aor. فَتَلَ ,] inf. n. فَتَلٌ , The she-camel was smooth, or sleek, and flaccid, in the skin of her armpit, it not having in it عَرْك nor حَازّ nor خَالِع [which words see in their proper arts.]. (T, TA.) [See also فَتَلٌ below.]
Form 2فَتَّلَ1 sense

Core sense — he twisted it muchgenerated

2.1

See the first sentence of the preceding entry.

Show Lane's original text
see the preceding paragraph, first sentence.
Form 4افتل1 sense

Core sense — it put forth its seed-vessels, said of certain treesgenerated

4.1

Said of the trees called سَلَم and سَمُر, or افتلت, and of a سَمُرَة and of a سَلَمَة: they, or it, put forth their فَتْلَة.

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said of [trees of the species termed] سَلَم and سَمُر , (K,) or افتلت said of a سَمُرَة (M, O) and of a سَلَمَة , (M,) They, or it, put forth, or produced, the فَتْلَة [q. v.] thereof. (M, O, K.)
Form 5تَفَتَّلَ1 sense

Core sense — it became twistedgenerated

5.1

See the entry that follows.

Show Lane's original text
see the paragraph here following.
Form 7انفتل2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it became twisted; he turned awaygenerated

7.1it became twisted, said of a rope and the like—تفتّل

As the quasi-passive of form 2, this second verb denotes, or implies, muchness or multiplicity.

7.1.1[he turned away, returning]—انفتل رَاجِعًا

Form 7: he turned away from his prayer, or from prayer, or from his way or course.

Given in the article صوع.

Show Lane's original text
, and تفتّل , [but the latter, as quasipass. of 2, denotes, or implies, muchness, or multiplicity,] It [a rope, &c.,] became twisted. (M, K.) And the former, He turned away (T, S, Mgh) from his prayer, (T,) or from prayer, (Mgh,) or from his way, or course. (S.) And انفتل رَاجِعًا [He turned away, returning]. (S, O, K, in art. صوع .)

Derived nouns 11

Nounفَتْلٌ3 senses

Core sense — a twisting; the cry of a certain birdgenerated

1

See its ism waḥda فَتْلَةٌ.

2

And see also فَتَلٌ.

3

Also the cry, or crying, of the فَتَّال, that is, the بُلْبُل.

Said to be a maṣdar, but its verb, if it has one, is not mentioned.

Show Lane's original text
: see its n. un. فَتْلَةٌ : and see also فَتَلٌ . Also The cry, or crying, of the فَتَّال , i. e. بُلْبُل . (IAar, T, O, TA. [Said in the TA to be an inf. n.: but its verb, if it have one, is not mentioned.])
Nounفَتَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — wideness between the elbows and sides of a she-camelgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A maṣdar of فَتِلَت, said of a she-camel.

It is also explained as wideness between the elbows and sides of a she-camel; or a firm, or concealed, insertion in the elbow of a camel, with its being apart from the side; also فَتْلٌ, written in one copy فَتَْل.

Something like this in the shank and foot of the camel is a fault.

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an inf. n. of فَتِلَت [q. v.] said of a she-camel. (T, TA.) [It is also expl. as signifying] Wideness between the elbows and sides of a she-camel: (S, O, TA:) or a state of firm, or concealed, insertion, ( اِنْدِمَاجٌ ,) in the elbow of a camel, (M, K, TA,) and its being apart from the side; (M, TA;) as also فَتْلٌ : (M: [thus in the TT as from the M; being there written فَتَْل :]) this [or rather the like of this] in the shank and foot of the camel is a fault. (M, TA.)
Nounفَتْلَةٌ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a twisting; a twist; the seed-vessel, or blossom, of certain treesgenerated

1

As a maṣdar of unity: a twisting.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

And from this, apparently: an intense firmness of the flesh of the fore arm.

Explained by the words شِدة عَصْب الدِباغ, for which, I have no doubt, we should read شِدَّةُ عَصْبِ الذِّرَاعِ; see مَفْتُولٌ.

1.2

And a twist.

1.3

And particularly a twisted slip, made by slitting, of the ear of a she-camel.

See form 4 in the article دبر, in the last quarter of the paragraph.

1.4

And, as used in the present day, a needleful of thread.

1.5

Also the seed-vessel of the سَلَم and, particularly, of the سَمُر, resembling bean pods when they first come out.

And the blossom of the سَمُرَة, or the fruit of the سَمُر and of the عُرْفُط; or the blossom of the kind of trees called عِضَاه once it has become compactly formed.

Or it, and also فَتَلَةٌ — or that latter word in particular — means بالتَّحْرِيكِ: AHn says, on the authority of one or more of the relaters, that it is the fruit of the عُرْفُط, because its filaments, or fringe-like parts, are as though they were cotton, and it is white, like the button of a shirt or somewhat larger.

Or it is one of what are termed فَتْلٌ, meaning the twisted ones among the وَرَق [properly, leaves of simple and common kinds] of trees, such as the ورق of the tamarisks called طَرْفَآء and أَثْل and the like.

Or, as AHn says, فَتْلٌ means what are not وَرَق but stand in place of them.

And some say they are the parts of plants that do not expand but are twisted, so that they are like هُدْب [so in one copy, perhaps a mistranscription for هَدَب], being like the هدب, that is, the هَدَب, of the طَرْفَآء, the أَثْل, and the أَرْطى.

1.6

See also فَتِيلٌ, last sentence.

Show Lane's original text
[as an inf. n. un., A twisting. And hence, app., An intense firmness of compacture of the flesh of the fore arm: expl. in the TT, as from the M, by the words شِدة عَصْب الدِباغ ; for which, I doubt not, we should read شِدَّةُ عَصْبِ الذِّرَاعِ : see مَفْتُولٌ . And A twist. And particularly A twisted slip, formed by slitting, of the ear of a she-camel. (See 4 in art. دبر , in the last quarter of the paragraph.) And, as used in the present day, A needleful of thread. Also] The seed-vessel of the سَلَم and of the سَمُر , peculiarly, (M, K,) resembling the pods of the bean, (M,) when they first come forth. (M, K.) And The blossom of the سَمُرَة : (M:) or the fruit of the سَمُر and of the عُرْفُط : (TA:) or the blossom of the [kind of trees called] عِضَاه , (O, TA,) when it has become compactly organized: (TA:) or it signifies also, (M, K,) and so does فَتَلَةٌ , (K,) or peculiarly this latter, بالتَّحْرِيكِ , as AHn says on the authority of some one or more of the relaters, (O,) the fruit ( بَرَمَة ) of the عُرْفُط , (M, O, K,) because its filaments, or fringe-like appertenances, are as though they were cotton, and it is white, like the button of the shirt, or somewhat larger: (AHn, M, O:) or it signifies one of what are termed فَتْلٌ , which means what are [as though they were] twisted, of the وَرَق [properly signifying leaves of simple and common kinds] of trees, such as the ورق of the [tamarisks called] طَرْفَآء and أَثْل and the like; (TA;) or, (M, K, TA,) as AHn says, (M, TA,) this word فَتْلٌ signifies what are not وَرَق , but are substitutes for these: (M, K, TA:) and, (K,) as some say, (M,) what do not expand, of [the appertenances of] plants, but are [as though they were] twisted; (M, K;) so that they are like هُدْب [thus in the TT as from the M, perhaps a mistranscription for هَدَب , q. v.]; being like the هدب [i. e. هَدَب ] of the طَرْفَآء and أَثْل and أَرْطى . (M.) See also فَتِيلٌ , last sentence.
Nounفِتْلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a manner of twistinggenerated

1a manner of twisting contrary to the usual one—فِتْلَةٌ بَارِحَةٌ

A manner of twisting.

That is, شَزْرَةٌ. Given in the article برح.

Show Lane's original text
[A manner of twisting]. You say فِتْلَةٌ بَارِحَةٌ , meaning شَزْرَةٌ [i. e. A manner of twisting contrary to that which is usual]. (A in art. برح .)
Nounفَتَلَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the blossom, or seed-vessel, of certain treesgenerated

1

See فَتْلَةٌ, near the middle.

1.1

And see the entry that follows, last sentence.

Show Lane's original text
: see فَتْلَةٌ , near the middle: and see the paragraph here following, last sentence.
Nounفَتِيلٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — twisted; a slender cord; the thread in the cleft of a date-stonegenerated

1

Twisted, applied to a rope and the like; as also مَفْتُولٌ.

1.1

And a slender cord, of the fibres called لِيف, or of the bark called خَزَم, or of عَرَق [meaning plaited palm-leaves], or of thongs.

It is bound upon the ring called عِيَان, which is at the end, or at the place of meeting, of the دُجْرَانِ [the two pieces of wood to which the share of the plough is attached].

1.2

[And a tent for a wound, a term used by surgeons: see دَسَمَ الجُرْحَ in the article دسم.]

1.3figurative · مجازand they shall not be wronged by being deprived of the most paltry right; or they shall not be wronged a whit—وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا

And what one twists, or rolls, between the fingers — the thumb and forefinger — of dirt that has collected on the skin when it has not lately been washed; as also فَتِيلَةٌ.

So I' Ab says in explaining the saying in the Qur'ān 4:52, and 79 also according to some readers, and 17:73.

Or the primary, proper meaning in this phrase is the one that follows.

1.4I am of no use, or profit, to him as much as that سَحَاة, or a whit—مَا أُغْنِى عَنْهُ فَتِيلًا

And the سَحَاة [or integument, meaning the pellicle], or the خَيْط [or thread, meaning the filament], that is in the شَقّ [the cleft, resembling a crease, which extends along one side] of the date-stone.

For شَقّ the CK has شِقّ.

ISk says the قِطْمِير is the thin integument upon the date-stone, and the فَتِيل is what is in the شَقّ of the date-stone.

The K has عَنْكَ instead of عَنْهُ, giving 'to you'.

And in like manner one says فَتْلَةً — in the CK, wrongly, فَتِيلَةً — and فَتَلَةً.

Lane cites “Bd in iv. 52” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Qur’ānic occurrences فَتِيل
4:49
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُم ۚ بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يُزَكِّى مَن يَشَآءُ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا

Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who claim sanctity for themselves? Nay-but Allah Doth sanctify whom He pleaseth. But never will they fail to receive justice in the least little thing.

4:77
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوٓا۟ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ يَخْشَوْنَ ٱلنَّاسَ كَخَشْيَةِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ أَشَدَّ خَشْيَةً ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لِمَ كَتَبْتَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْقِتَالَ لَوْلَآ أَخَّرْتَنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ ۗ قُلْ مَتَـٰعُ ٱلدُّنْيَا قَلِيلٌ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا

Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to hold back their hands (from fight) but establish regular prayers and spend in regular charity? When (at length) the order for fighting was issued to them, behold! a section of them feared men as - or even more than - they should have feared Allah: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural) term, near (enough)?" Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in the very least!

17:71
يَوْمَ نَدْعُوا۟ كُلَّ أُنَاسٍۭ بِإِمَـٰمِهِمْ ۖ فَمَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَـٰبَهُمْ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا

One day We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imams: those who are given their record in their right hand will read it (with pleasure), and they will not be dealt with unjustly in the least.

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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Twisted; [applied to a rope, &c.;] as also مَفْتُولٌ . (M, K.) And A slender cord, of [the fibres called] لِيف , (M, K,) or of [the bark termed] خَزَم , or of عَرَق [meaning plaited palmleaves], or of thongs, (M,) which is bound upon the ring (M, K) called عِيَان which is at the end ( مُنْتَهى ), (M,) or which is at the place of meeting ( مُلْتَقَى ), (K,) of the دُجْرَانِ [two pieces of wood to which the share of the plough is attached]. (M, K.) [And A tent for a wound: a term used by surgeons: see دَسَمَ الجُرْحَ , in art. دسم .] And What one twists [or rolls] (S, M, O, K) between his fingers (M, K) or between the two fingers [meaning the thumb and fore finger], (S, O,) of dirt [that has collected upon the skin when it has not been recently washed]; (S, O, K;) as also فَتِيلَةٌ . (M, K.) So says I' Ab in explaining the saying in the Kur [iv. 52, and 79 also accord. to some readers, and xvii. 73], وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا [meaning And they shall not be wronged by their being deprived of the most paltry right; or they shall not be wronged a whit]: (O, TA:) or the [primary, or proper,] meaning in this phrase is what here follows. (TA; and in like manner Bd says in iv. 52.) And The سَحَاة [or integument, meaning the pellicle], (M, K, TA,) or the خَيْط [or thread, meaning the filament], (Bd in iv. 52,) that is in the شَقّ [or cleft, resembling a crease, which extends along one side] of the datestone: (M, K, TA: but for شَقّ , the CK has شِقّ :) ISk says, the قِطْمِير is the thin integument upon the date-stone, and, he adds, (T, TA, *) the فَتِيل is what is in the شَقّ of the date-stone. (T, S, O, Msb, TA.) Hence, (M,) one says, مَا أُغْنِى عَنْهُ فَتِيلًا , (M, and so in the K except that the latter has عَنْكَ instead of عَنْهُ ,) meaning [I do not avail, or profit, him, (or accord. to the K, thee,) or I do not stand, or serve, him (or thee) in stead,] as much as that سَحَاة , (M,) or a whit; (K;) and in like manner, فَتْلَةً , (Th, M, K, [in the CK, erroneously, فَتِيلَةً ,]) and فَتَلَةً . (IAar, M, K.)
Nounفَتِيلَةٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a wick of a lamp; a hempen matchgenerated

1amiantus, or flexible asbestos, of which wicks are sometimes made—حَجَرُ الفَتِيلَةِ

A wick of a lamp; plural فَتَائِلُ and فَتِيلَاتٌ.

1.1a hempen match—فَتِيلَةٌ

This is the present-day use.

1.2

And a suppository.

1.3a certain plant, with leaves like those of senna and a yellow blossom—فَتَائِلُ الرُّهْبَانِ

Senna is السَّنَا.

1.4

See also فَتِيلٌ.

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A wick (S, O, K) of a lamp: (T, Msb:) pl. فَتَائِلُ and فَتِيلَاتٌ . (Msb.) [Hence, حَجَرُ الفَتِيلَةِ Amiantus, or flexible asbestus, of which wicks are sometimes made. And in the present day, فَتِيلَةٌ also signifies A hempen match. And A suppository.] فَتَائِلُ الرُّهْبَانِ is the name of A certain plant, the leaves of which are like [those of] the senna ( السَّنَا ), and its blossom is yellow. (TA.) See also فَتِيلٌ .
Nounالفَتَّالٌ1 sense

Core sense — a certain birdgenerated

1

The bird called بُلْبُل.

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The [bird called] بُلْبُل [q. v.]. (T, O, K.)
Nounأَفْتَلُ1 sense

Core sense — having a wide separation between the elbow and the side, said of a camelgenerated

1apparently, persons whose arms are widely separated from the sides—قَوْمٌ فُتْلُ الأَيْدِى

Applied to the elbow of a camel or she-camel, [and apparently to a he-camel,] having what is termed فَتَلٌ [explained above].

Feminine فَتْلَآءُ, applied to a she-camel, meaning having a wide separation between her arm and her side; or, so applied, heavy and curved in the hind legs.

[The plural is فُتْلٌ.]

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, (S, M, O, K,) applied to the elbow, (S, M, O,) of a camel, (S, O,) or of a she-camel, (M,) [and app. to a he-camel,] Having what is termed فَتَلٌ [expl. above]: (S, M, O, K:) fem. فَتْلَآءُ , (T, M, K,) applied to a she-camel, meaning having, in her arm, a wide separation from the side: (T, * TA:) or, so applied, heavy, and curved in the kind legs: (M, K:) [the pl. is فُتْلٌ :] and one says قَوْمٌ فُتْلُ الأَيْدِى [app. meaning Persons having the arms widely separated from the sides]. (S, O.)
Nounذُبَالٌ مُفَتَّلٌ1 sense

Core sense — twisted wicksgenerated

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[Twisted wicks]: the adjective here has teshdeed because it is applied to many things.

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[Twisted wicks]: the epithet in this case is with teshdeed because applied to many things. (S, O, K.)
Nounمَفْتُولٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — twisted; compact, or firm, in makegenerated

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See فَتِيلٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازa man strong [or firm or compact] in the ساعد [or fore arm], as though it were twisted—رَجُلٌ مَفْتُولُ السَّاعِدِ

[It also means compact, or firm, in make, as though twisted, like مَجْدُولٌ and مَعْصُوبٌ.]

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: see فَتِيلٌ . [It also signifies Compact, or firm, in make; as though twisted; like مَجْدُولٌ and مَعْصُوبٌ :] you say رَجُلٌ مَفْتُولُ السَّاعِدِ A man strong [or firm or compact] in the ساعد [or fore arm]; as though it were twisted. (TA.)