فأس
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
Noun
فَأْس • (faʔs) m or 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
- a name for the constellation Ursa Minor
Declension
Declension of noun فَأْس (faʔs)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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 | ||
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: فَاس (fáás)
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) “فأس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2325
- The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, pāšu, University of Pennsylvania, 2004
Categories:
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ف ء س
- Arabic 1-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic nouns
- Arabic masculine nouns
- Arabic feminine nouns
- Arabic nouns with multiple genders
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular
- Arabic nouns with broken plural
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote broken plural
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