فَتًى
Root: فتو
Full Definition
فَتًى
i. q.
شَابٌّ, or غُلَامٌ حَدَثٌ, or شَابٌّ حَدَثٌ: it is a subst. [signifying A youth, or young man; or one in the prime of life]: and an epithet [signifying youthful; or in the prime of life]: [as an epithet, similar to فَتِىٌّ, but restricted in application to a human being:] or it signifies, or signifies also, a strong youth or young man: it is said that in the Kur xviii. 59 and 61, it is applied by Moses to Joshua the son of Nun, because he served him: the fem. is
فَتَاةٌ :
2 and it also means
3 and Generous, honourable, liberal, or bountiful: [mostly used as an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates; meaning a generous man:] a possessor of فُتُوَّة [q. v.]: hence the saying, لَا فَتَى إِلَّا عَلِىٌّ [There is no one endowed with generosity but, or other than, 'Alee]:
4 the dual of فَتًى is فَتَيَانِ and فَتَوَانِ; the former occurring in the Kur xii. 36: the pl. of فَتًى is فِتْيَةٌ, a pl. of pauc., not mentioned in the K, though occurring in the Kur xviii. 9 & 12, instead of which they did not say أَفْتَآءٌ, and فِتْوَةٌ, [also a pl. of pauc.,] mentioned by Lh, and فِتْيَانٌ and فُتُوٌّ and فُتِىٌّ: the pl. of فَتَاةٌ is فَتَيَاتٌ: the dim. of فَتًى is فُتَىٌّ ; and that of فَتَاةٌ is فُتَيَّةٌ . [It is disputed whether the last radical letter of this and other words mentioned in the present art. be originally و or ى.]
5 الفَتَيَانِ means
2 and it also means
3 and Generous, honourable, liberal, or bountiful: [mostly used as an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates; meaning a generous man:] a possessor of فُتُوَّة [q. v.]: hence the saying, لَا فَتَى إِلَّا عَلِىٌّ [There is no one endowed with generosity but, or other than, 'Alee]:
4 the dual of فَتًى is فَتَيَانِ and فَتَوَانِ; the former occurring in the Kur xii. 36: the pl. of فَتًى is فِتْيَةٌ, a pl. of pauc., not mentioned in the K, though occurring in the Kur xviii. 9 & 12, instead of which they did not say أَفْتَآءٌ, and فِتْوَةٌ, [also a pl. of pauc.,] mentioned by Lh, and فِتْيَانٌ and فُتُوٌّ and فُتِىٌّ: the pl. of فَتَاةٌ is فَتَيَاتٌ: the dim. of فَتًى is فُتَىٌّ ; and that of فَتَاةٌ is فُتَيَّةٌ . [It is disputed whether the last radical letter of this and other words mentioned in the present art. be originally و or ى.]
5 الفَتَيَانِ means
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