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فَتَخَةٌ

Root: فتخ

Full Definition

فَتَخَةٌ and فَتْخَةٌ , the latter disapproved by MF, but mentioned by more than one of the leading authorities respecting strange words, A خَاتَم [here improperly used as meaning simply ring] without a stone, or gem: or a ring (حَلْقَة) of silver without a stone, or gem; if having in it a stone, or gem, it is called خَاتَمٌ: or a خَاتَم [meaning ring] of large size, upon [a finger of] the hand and [upon a toe of] the foot, with, and without, a stone, or gem: or a ring (حَلْقَة), of silver, worn on the إِصْبَع [i. e. finger], like a خَاتَم: pl. فَتَخٌ [or rather this is a coll. gen. n. of which فَتَخَةٌ is the n. un.] and فَتَخَاتٌ and فُتُوخٌ and فِتَاخٌ: the women sometimes put them upon their toes: or they are properly upon the toes: the women of the Time of Ignorance used to put them upon their عَشْر [i. e. ten fingers or toes].

def.2 See also فَتَخٌ.
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