فَتَّاحٌ
Root: فتح
Full Definition
فَتَّاحٌ
[An opener: and an unlocker.
2 And hence,
3 And], in the dial. of Himyer,
4 بَيْتٌ فَتَّاحٌ means A wide, or an ample, house or tent.
5 And الفَتَّاحُ signifies A certain bird, which is black, and which moves about its tail much, or often; white in the base of the tail, beneath it; and there is a sort thereof red; also called أُمُّ عَجْلَانَ: (O in art. عجل:) pl. فَتَاتِيحُ, to which is added in the K, “ without ا and ل; ” but there is no reason why it should not have ال prefixed to it; and perhaps it should be correctly “ without ا and ت, ” i. e. it is not pluralized with ا and ت [as an affix to the sing.], as in the L &c.
2 And hence,
3 And], in the dial. of Himyer,
4 بَيْتٌ فَتَّاحٌ means A wide, or an ample, house or tent.
5 And الفَتَّاحُ signifies A certain bird, which is black, and which moves about its tail much, or often; white in the base of the tail, beneath it; and there is a sort thereof red; also called أُمُّ عَجْلَانَ: (O in art. عجل:) pl. فَتَاتِيحُ, to which is added in the K, “ without ا and ل; ” but there is no reason why it should not have ال prefixed to it; and perhaps it should be correctly “ without ا and ت, ” i. e. it is not pluralized with ا and ت [as an affix to the sing.], as in the L &c.
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