فاتر

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of فَتَرَ‎ (fatara), from the root ف ت ر‎ (f-t-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faː.tir/

Adjective

فَاتِر • (fātir) (feminine فَاتِرَة‎ (fātira), masculine plural فَاتِرُونَ‎ (fātirūna), feminine plural فَاتِرَات‎ (fātirāt))

  1. lukewarm, tepid
    ‏مَاءٌ فَاتِرٌ‎ ― māʔun fātirun ― lukewarm 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
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