فتخاء

Arabic

تمثال الفتخاء (أندلسي، متحف كاتدرائية بيزا)

Etymology

From the root ف ت خ (f t ḵ) meaning "softness or suppleness in the joints [of limbs]" referring in particular to the lion's paws or eagle's wings at rest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fat.xaːʔ/

Noun

فَتْخَاء • (fatḵāʔ) f

1. (mythology) griffin

   Synonym: شِيرْدَال (šīrdāl)

2. eagle

Declension

Declension of noun فَتْخَاء (fatḵāʔ)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَتْخَاء fatḵāʔ	الْفَتْخَاء al-fatḵāʔ	فَتْخَاء fatḵāʔ
Nominative	فَتْخَاءُ fatḵāʔu	الْفَتْخَاءُ al-fatḵāʔu	فَتْخَاءُ fatḵāʔu
Accusative	فَتْخَاءَ fatḵāʔa	الْفَتْخَاءَ al-fatḵāʔa	فَتْخَاءَ fatḵāʔa
Genitive	فَتْخَاءَ fatḵāʔa	الْفَتْخَاءِ al-fatḵāʔi	فَتْخَاءِ fatḵāʔi

References

Lane, Edward William (1863) “فتخاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2330