pṭr / Semitic roots
Examples of words with the root pṭr: Eid al-Fitr, iftar.
pṭr
To split, separate, detach.
1. haftarah, from Mishnaic Hebrew hapṭārâ, conclusion, from hipṭîr, to conclude, dismiss, derived stem of Hebrew pāṭar, to separate, remove, release.
2.
a. Eid al-Fitr, from Arabic fiṭr, breaking a fast;;
b. iftar, from Arabic ʔifṭār, verbal noun of ʔafṭara, to break a fast. Both a and b from Arabic faṭara, to split, break, break a fast.
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