فَتَّانٌ
Root: فتن
Full Definition
فَتَّانٌ
is an intensive epithet.
2 And signifies A goldsmith or silversmith: because of his melting the gold and the silver in the fire.
3 And الفَتَّانَةُ signifies [The touch-stone; i. e.] the stone with which gold and silver are tried, or tested.
4 And the former, A man who tries, or tempts, much. And الفَتَّانُ, The devil; who tries, or tempts, men, by his deceit, and his embellishing acts of disobedience; as also ; [each] an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates: pl. of the former فُتَّانٌ. And الفَتَّانَتَانِ, The dirhem and the deenár; as though they tried, or tempted, men. And likewise, or فَتَّانَا القَبْرِ, [The two angels] Munkar and Nekeer [who are said to examine and question the dead in the graves].
5 And A thief, or robber, who opposes himself to the company of travellers in their road.
2 And signifies A goldsmith or silversmith: because of his melting the gold and the silver in the fire.
3 And الفَتَّانَةُ signifies [The touch-stone; i. e.] the stone with which gold and silver are tried, or tested.
4 And the former, A man who tries, or tempts, much. And الفَتَّانُ, The devil; who tries, or tempts, men, by his deceit, and his embellishing acts of disobedience; as also ; [each] an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates: pl. of the former فُتَّانٌ. And الفَتَّانَتَانِ, The dirhem and the deenár; as though they tried, or tempted, men. And likewise, or فَتَّانَا القَبْرِ, [The two angels] Munkar and Nekeer [who are said to examine and question the dead in the graves].
5 And A thief, or robber, who opposes himself to the company of travellers in their road.
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