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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
boy, guy

فتى ج فتيان، فتية‏

فَتىً ج فِتْيانٌ، فِتْيَةٌ‏

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Categories:
Speech register: written
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 3
Part of speech: Noun
Morph. pattern: فَعَلٌ
Root: فتي
Subject: Human relations

Sample sentences:

أصْبَحَ ابْني فَتىً يَفوقُني طولاً.

يَرْوِي القُرْآَنُ الكَريمُ قِصَّةً لِفِتْيَةٍ دَخَلُوُا كَهْفَاً وَ نَامُوُا فِيهِ لِمِئَاتِ السِّنِينَ حَتَّى أَيقَظَهُمُ اللَّهُ.