فِطَامٌ
Root: فطم
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فِطَامٌ
The act of weaning, or ablactation, of a child or young one: a subst. in this sense.
def.2 And [it is also, app., an epithet:] you say ناقة فطام [app. نَاقَةٌ فِطَامٌ, like as you say نَاقَةٌ فَاطِمٌ, q. v.], meaning A she-camel whose young one has been weaned from her: thus in the A.
2 [And hence it seems to be used as a proper name of a woman; like فَاطِمَةُ; for it is said,] and the woman is named فِطَامٌ, like كِتَابٌ, [in form].
def.2 And [it is also, app., an epithet:] you say ناقة فطام [app. نَاقَةٌ فِطَامٌ, like as you say نَاقَةٌ فَاطِمٌ, q. v.], meaning A she-camel whose young one has been weaned from her: thus in the A.
2 [And hence it seems to be used as a proper name of a woman; like فَاطِمَةُ; for it is said,] and the woman is named فِطَامٌ, like كِتَابٌ, [in form].
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