فَاخِتَةٌ

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فَاخِتَةٌ A certain well-known bird; of those having neck-rings [or collars]; a species of pigeon, marked with a neck-ring: accord. to Ibn-El-Jawáleekee, the name is derived from الفَخْتُ, meaning “ the light of the moon, ” or “ the light of the moon when it first appears; ” because of its colour: [hence, and from what will be found stated voce قُمْرِىٌّ, it seems to be a species of collared turtle-dove, of a dull white colour, marked with a black neck-ring:] or, as some say, the word is a part. n. from فَخَتَتْ signifying as expl. in the first sentence of this art.: the pl. is فَوَاخِتُ. أَكْذَبُ مِنْ فَاخِتَةٍ [More lying than a fákhiteh] is a prov.; because the cry of the فاختة resembles هٰذَا أَوَانُ الرُّطَبِ [This is the season of the fresh ripe dates]; and this it utters when the spadix of the palmtree has not yet come forth.

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