فسيفساء
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “small stone”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]فُسَيْفِسَاء • (fusayfisāʔ) f
- (collective, art) mosaic
Declension
[edit]| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فُسَيْفِسَاء fusayfisāʔ |
الْفُسَيْفِسَاء al-fusayfisāʔ |
فُسَيْفِسَاء fusayfisāʔ |
| nominative | فُسَيْفِسَاءٌ fusayfisāʔun |
الْفُسَيْفِسَاءُ al-fusayfisāʔu |
فُسَيْفِسَاءُ fusayfisāʔu |
| accusative | فُسَيْفِسَاءً fusayfisāʔan |
الْفُسَيْفِسَاءَ al-fusayfisāʔa |
فُسَيْفِسَاءَ fusayfisāʔa |
| genitive | فُسَيْفِسَاءٍ fusayfisāʔin |
الْفُسَيْفِسَاءِ al-fusayfisāʔi |
فُسَيْفِسَاءِ fusayfisāʔi |
References
[edit]- Baalbaki, Rohi (1995), “فسيفساء”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
- Баранов, Х. К. (2011), “فسيفساء”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “فسيفساء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Wehr, Hans (1960), “فسيفساء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz