فسطاط

Arabic

Alternative forms

• فُسْتَاط (fustāṭ), فُسَّاط (fussāṭ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek φοσσᾶτον (phossâton), from Late Latin fossātum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fus.tˤaːtˤ/, /fis.tˤaːtˤ/

Noun

فُسْطَاط or فِسْطَاط • (fusṭāṭ or fisṭāṭ) m (plural فَسَاطِيط (fasāṭīṭ)) (obsolete, Egypt from about 640 CE)

1. borough, camp, fortification
   • a. 1229, Yāqūt al-Ḥamawīy, edited by Ferdinand Wüstenfeld, كتاب معجم البلدان [kitāb muʿjam al-buldān]‎^[1], volume 3, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, published 1868, page 896:

Declension

Declension of noun فُسْطَاط (fusṭāṭ)‎; فِسْطَاط (fisṭāṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُسْطَاط‎; فِسْطَاط fusṭāṭ‎; fisṭāṭ	الْفُسْطَاط‎; الْفِسْطَاط al-fusṭāṭ‎; al-fisṭāṭ	فُسْطَاط‎; فِسْطَاط fusṭāṭ‎; fisṭāṭ
Nominative	فُسْطَاطٌ‎; فِسْطَاطٌ fusṭāṭun‎; fisṭāṭun	الْفُسْطَاطُ‎; الْفِسْطَاطُ al-fusṭāṭu‎; al-fisṭāṭu	فُسْطَاطُ‎; فِسْطَاطُ fusṭāṭu‎; fisṭāṭu
Accusative	فُسْطَاطًا‎; فِسْطَاطًا fusṭāṭan‎; fisṭāṭan	الْفُسْطَاطَ‎; الْفِسْطَاطَ al-fusṭāṭa‎; al-fisṭāṭa	فُسْطَاطَ‎; فِسْطَاطَ fusṭāṭa‎; fisṭāṭa
Genitive	فُسْطَاطٍ‎; فِسْطَاطٍ fusṭāṭin‎; fisṭāṭin	الْفُسْطَاطِ‎; الْفِسْطَاطِ al-fusṭāṭi‎; al-fisṭāṭi	فُسْطَاطِ‎; فِسْطَاطِ fusṭāṭi‎; fisṭāṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُسْطَاطَيْن‎; فِسْطَاطَيْن fusṭāṭayn‎; fisṭāṭayn	الْفُسْطَاطَيْن‎; الْفِسْطَاطَيْن al-fusṭāṭayn‎; al-fisṭāṭayn	فُسْطَاطَيْ‎; فِسْطَاطَيْ fusṭāṭay‎; fisṭāṭay
Nominative	فُسْطَاطَانِ‎; فِسْطَاطَانِ fusṭāṭāni‎; fisṭāṭāni	الْفُسْطَاطَانِ‎; الْفِسْطَاطَانِ al-fusṭāṭāni‎; al-fisṭāṭāni	فُسْطَاطَا‎; فِسْطَاطَا fusṭāṭā‎; fisṭāṭā
Accusative	فُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎; فِسْطَاطَيْنِ fusṭāṭayni‎; fisṭāṭayni	الْفُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎; الْفِسْطَاطَيْنِ al-fusṭāṭayni‎; al-fisṭāṭayni	فُسْطَاطَيْ‎; فِسْطَاطَيْ fusṭāṭay‎; fisṭāṭay
Genitive	فُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎; فِسْطَاطَيْنِ fusṭāṭayni‎; fisṭāṭayni	الْفُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎; الْفِسْطَاطَيْنِ al-fusṭāṭayni‎; al-fisṭāṭayni	فُسْطَاطَيْ‎; فِسْطَاطَيْ fusṭāṭay‎; fisṭāṭay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسَاطِيط fasāṭīṭ	الْفَسَاطِيط al-fasāṭīṭ	فَسَاطِيط fasāṭīṭ
Nominative	فَسَاطِيطُ fasāṭīṭu	الْفَسَاطِيطُ al-fasāṭīṭu	فَسَاطِيطُ fasāṭīṭu
Accusative	فَسَاطِيطَ fasāṭīṭa	الْفَسَاطِيطَ al-fasāṭīṭa	فَسَاطِيطَ fasāṭīṭa
Genitive	فَسَاطِيطَ fasāṭīṭa	الْفَسَاطِيطِ al-fasāṭīṭi	فَسَاطِيطِ fasāṭīṭi

Derived terms

• الْفُسْطَاط (al-Fusṭāṭ)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic الْفُسْطَاط (al-Fusṭāṭ), from Byzantine Greek φοσσᾶτον (phossâton), from Late Latin fossātum (“military trench or moat; fortification”).

Proper noun

فسطاط • (Fustat)

1. (historical) Fustat (the former capital of Egypt).

Synonyms

• قاهره (Kâhire) (loose)

References

• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Fustat”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 274