فأس

See also: فاس, فاش, قاش, and قاس

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ء س (f ʔ s), meaning "to cleave or split", "to wedge or dig into", "to cut into", "to hew down". Compare Akkadian 𒂆 (pāšu, “axe, adze”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faʔs/

Noun

فَأْس • (faʔs) f (plural فُؤُوس (fuʔūs) or أَفْؤُس (ʔafʔus))

axe, hatchet, cleaver (tool)
adze, pickaxe, mattock (tool)
a protrusion, especially one in a curb bit for a horse's mouth
a protuberant portion of a millstone, the middle of which attaches to an axis
1. a name for the constellation Ursa Minor

Declension

Declension of noun **فَأْس** (faʔs)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَأْس faʔs	الْفَأْس al-faʔs	فَأْس faʔs
nominative	فَأْسٌ faʔsun	الْفَأْسُ al-faʔsu	فَأْسُ faʔsu
accusative	فَأْسًا faʔsan	الْفَأْسَ al-faʔsa	فَأْسَ faʔsa
genitive	فَأْسٍ faʔsin	الْفَأْسِ al-faʔsi	فَأْسِ faʔsi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَأْسَيْن faʔsayn	الْفَأْسَيْن al-faʔsayn	فَأْسَيْ faʔsay
nominative	فَأْسَانِ faʔsāni	الْفَأْسَانِ al-faʔsāni	فَأْسَا faʔsā
accusative	فَأْسَيْنِ faʔsayni	الْفَأْسَيْنِ al-faʔsayni	فَأْسَيْ faʔsay
genitive	فَأْسَيْنِ faʔsayni	الْفَأْسَيْنِ al-faʔsayni	فَأْسَيْ faʔsay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فُؤُوس‎; أَفْؤُس fuʔūs‎; ʔafʔus	الْفُؤُوس‎; الْأَفْؤُس al-fuʔūs‎; al-ʔafʔus	فُؤُوس‎; أَفْؤُس fuʔūs‎; ʔafʔus
nominative	فُؤُوسٌ‎; أَفْؤُسٌ fuʔūsun‎; ʔafʔusun	الْفُؤُوسُ‎; الْأَفْؤُسُ al-fuʔūsu‎; al-ʔafʔusu	فُؤُوسُ‎; أَفْؤُسُ fuʔūsu‎; ʔafʔusu
accusative	فُؤُوسًا‎; أَفْؤُسًا fuʔūsan‎; ʔafʔusan	الْفُؤُوسَ‎; الْأَفْؤُسَ al-fuʔūsa‎; al-ʔafʔusa	فُؤُوسَ‎; أَفْؤُسَ fuʔūsa‎; ʔafʔusa
genitive	فُؤُوسٍ‎; أَفْؤُسٍ fuʔūsin‎; ʔafʔusin	الْفُؤُوسِ‎; الْأَفْؤُسِ al-fuʔūsi‎; al-ʔafʔusi	فُؤُوسِ‎; أَفْؤُسِ fuʔūsi‎; ʔafʔusi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: فاس (fās)
Maltese: fies
Moroccan Arabic: فاس (fās)
→ Ottoman Turkish: فاس (fas)
Sicilian: fesi
Catalan: fes

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “فأس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “فأس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2325.
The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, pāšu, University of Pennsylvania, 2004