What does Al-fatiyl mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-fatiyl (فَتِيل) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-fatiyl

Al-fatiyl according to An-Nihaya (Ibn al-Athir)

مَا يَكُونُ فِي شَقِّ النَّواة. وَقِيلَ: مَا يُفْتَل بَيْنَ الأصْبَعين مِنَ الوَسخ.

Al-fatiyl according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

ما بين شقتي النواة يشبه الخيط، وهو يمسك جانبي القطمير، (ج ٣ معجم المصطلحات).

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