فص

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ص ص (f-ṣ-ṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fasˤsˤ/, IPA^(key): /fusˤsˤ/, IPA^(key): /fisˤsˤ/

Noun

فَصّ or فُصّ or فِصّ • (faṣṣ or fuṣṣ or fiṣṣ) m (plural فُصُوص (fuṣūṣ))

1. gem, fine stone
   • 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 48:241:

     كَانَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَفَصُّهُ مِنْهُ‏.‏

     kāna ḵātamu n-nabiyyi min fiḍḍatin wafaṣṣuhu minhu.

     The ring of the Prophet was of silver, and its gem was of it alike.

2. clove, segment (of garlic, mandarins and such)
3. (anatomy) lobe

Declension

Declension of noun فَصّ (faṣṣ)‎; فُصّ (fuṣṣ)‎; فِصّ (fiṣṣ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَصّ‎; فُصّ‎; فِصّ faṣṣ‎; fuṣṣ‎; fiṣṣ	الْفَصّ‎; الْفُصّ‎; الْفِصّ al-faṣṣ‎; al-fuṣṣ‎; al-fiṣṣ	فَصّ‎; فُصّ‎; فِصّ faṣṣ‎; fuṣṣ‎; fiṣṣ
Nominative	فَصٌّ‎; فُصٌّ‎; فِصٌّ faṣṣun‎; fuṣṣun‎; fiṣṣun	الْفَصُّ‎; الْفُصُّ‎; الْفِصُّ al-faṣṣu‎; al-fuṣṣu‎; al-fiṣṣu	فَصُّ‎; فُصُّ‎; فِصُّ faṣṣu‎; fuṣṣu‎; fiṣṣu
Accusative	فَصًّا‎; فُصًّا‎; فِصًّا faṣṣan‎; fuṣṣan‎; fiṣṣan	الْفَصَّ‎; الْفُصَّ‎; الْفِصَّ al-faṣṣa‎; al-fuṣṣa‎; al-fiṣṣa	فَصَّ‎; فُصَّ‎; فِصَّ faṣṣa‎; fuṣṣa‎; fiṣṣa
Genitive	فَصٍّ‎; فُصٍّ‎; فِصٍّ faṣṣin‎; fuṣṣin‎; fiṣṣin	الْفَصِّ‎; الْفُصِّ‎; الْفِصِّ al-faṣṣi‎; al-fuṣṣi‎; al-fiṣṣi	فَصِّ‎; فُصِّ‎; فِصِّ faṣṣi‎; fuṣṣi‎; fiṣṣi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَصَّيْن‎; فُصَّيْن‎; فِصَّيْن faṣṣayn‎; fuṣṣayn‎; fiṣṣayn	الْفَصَّيْن‎; الْفُصَّيْن‎; الْفِصَّيْن al-faṣṣayn‎; al-fuṣṣayn‎; al-fiṣṣayn	فَصَّيْ‎; فُصَّيْ‎; فِصَّيْ faṣṣay‎; fuṣṣay‎; fiṣṣay
Nominative	فَصَّانِ‎; فُصَّانِ‎; فِصَّانِ faṣṣāni‎; fuṣṣāni‎; fiṣṣāni	الْفَصَّانِ‎; الْفُصَّانِ‎; الْفِصَّانِ al-faṣṣāni‎; al-fuṣṣāni‎; al-fiṣṣāni	فَصَّا‎; فُصَّا‎; فِصَّا faṣṣā‎; fuṣṣā‎; fiṣṣā
Accusative	فَصَّيْنِ‎; فُصَّيْنِ‎; فِصَّيْنِ faṣṣayni‎; fuṣṣayni‎; fiṣṣayni	الْفَصَّيْنِ‎; الْفُصَّيْنِ‎; الْفِصَّيْنِ al-faṣṣayni‎; al-fuṣṣayni‎; al-fiṣṣayni	فَصَّيْ‎; فُصَّيْ‎; فِصَّيْ faṣṣay‎; fuṣṣay‎; fiṣṣay
Genitive	فَصَّيْنِ‎; فُصَّيْنِ‎; فِصَّيْنِ faṣṣayni‎; fuṣṣayni‎; fiṣṣayni	الْفَصَّيْنِ‎; الْفُصَّيْنِ‎; الْفِصَّيْنِ al-faṣṣayni‎; al-fuṣṣayni‎; al-fiṣṣayni	فَصَّيْ‎; فُصَّيْ‎; فِصَّيْ faṣṣay‎; fuṣṣay‎; fiṣṣay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُصُوص fuṣūṣ	الْفُصُوص al-fuṣūṣ	فُصُوص fuṣūṣ
Nominative	فُصُوصٌ fuṣūṣun	الْفُصُوصُ al-fuṣūṣu	فُصُوصُ fuṣūṣu
Accusative	فُصُوصًا fuṣūṣan	الْفُصُوصَ al-fuṣūṣa	فُصُوصَ fuṣūṣa
Genitive	فُصُوصٍ fuṣūṣin	الْفُصُوصِ al-fuṣūṣi	فُصُوصِ fuṣūṣi

References

• Freytag, Georg (1835) “فص”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 350
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فص”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2403
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فص”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 965