فطس – Verb
Typically used an a hyperbolic sense ("I'm dying from the heat today."). When used to refer to someone who actually died from suffocation, it is an insult (the word is connected to animals). An approximate English sense may be, "He died like the dog he was."
Used in Lebanese
NOT used in Formal
Used in Egyptian
NOT used in Formal
Used in Egyptian
Definitions
1. suffocate
e.g. from heat, being submerged in water, from smoke/heat in a fire
2. die in the sea or from fire
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Grace Theological Dictionary
by Sameh A. Grace
Grace Theological Dictionary is a collection of biblical and Christian theological terms in Arabic and English with explanations in Arabic for translators, students, and others.
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