فاطر

See also: الفاطر‎ and قاطر‎

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of فَطَرَ‎ (faṭara, “to create”), from the root ف ط ر‎ (f-ṭ-r).

Noun

فَاطِر • (fāṭir) m (plural فَاطِرُونَ‎ (fāṭirūna), feminine فَاطِرَة‎ (fāṭira))

  1. Creator, Originator (God)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 39:46:
      ‏قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ عَالِمَ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِي مَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ‎
      quli llāhumma fāṭira s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi ʿālima l-ḡaybi waš-šahādati ʾanta taḥkumu bayna ʿibādika fī mā kānū fīhi yaḵtalifūna
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Declension

Proper noun

فَاطِر • (fāṭir) f

  1. Short for سُورَة فَاطِر‎ (sūra(t) fāṭir, “The 35th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an”).

Declension

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