فظيع

See also: قطيع

Arabic

Etymology

From فَظُعَ (faẓuʕa, “to be abominable”). Cognate to Hebrew פצע (petzaʿ, “wound, injury”).

Adjective

فَظِيع • (faẓīʕ) (feminine فَظِيعَة (faẓīʕa), masculine plural فَظِيعُونَ (faẓīʕūna) or فُظَعَاءُ (fuẓaʕāʔu), feminine plural فَظِيعَات (faẓīʕāt))

1. abominable, detestable
2. hideous, repulsive
3. awful, horrible, terrible, very bad

Declension

Declension of adjective فَظِيع (faẓīʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَظِيع faẓīʕ	الْفَظِيع al-faẓīʕ	فَظِيعَة faẓīʕa	الْفَظِيعَة al-faẓīʕa
Nominative	فَظِيعٌ faẓīʕun	الْفَظِيعُ al-faẓīʕu	فَظِيعَةٌ faẓīʕatun	الْفَظِيعَةُ al-faẓīʕatu
Accusative	فَظِيعًا faẓīʕan	الْفَظِيعَ al-faẓīʕa	فَظِيعَةً faẓīʕatan	الْفَظِيعَةَ al-faẓīʕata
Genitive	فَظِيعٍ faẓīʕin	الْفَظِيعِ al-faẓīʕi	فَظِيعَةٍ faẓīʕatin	الْفَظِيعَةِ al-faẓīʕati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَظِيعَيْن faẓīʕayn	الْفَظِيعَيْن al-faẓīʕayn	فَظِيعَتَيْن faẓīʕatayn	الْفَظِيعَتَيْن al-faẓīʕatayn
Nominative	فَظِيعَانِ faẓīʕāni	الْفَظِيعَانِ al-faẓīʕāni	فَظِيعَتَانِ faẓīʕatāni	الْفَظِيعَتَانِ al-faẓīʕatāni
Accusative	فَظِيعَيْنِ faẓīʕayni	الْفَظِيعَيْنِ al-faẓīʕayni	فَظِيعَتَيْنِ faẓīʕatayni	الْفَظِيعَتَيْنِ al-faẓīʕatayni
Genitive	فَظِيعَيْنِ faẓīʕayni	الْفَظِيعَيْنِ al-faẓīʕayni	فَظِيعَتَيْنِ faẓīʕatayni	الْفَظِيعَتَيْنِ al-faẓīʕatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَظِيعِين‎; فُظَعَاء faẓīʕīn‎; fuẓaʕāʔ	الْفَظِيعِين‎; الْفُظَعَاء al-faẓīʕīn‎; al-fuẓaʕāʔ	فَظِيعَات faẓīʕāt	الْفَظِيعَات al-faẓīʕāt
Nominative	فَظِيعُونَ‎; فُظَعَاءُ faẓīʕūna‎; fuẓaʕāʔu	الْفَظِيعُونَ‎; الْفُظَعَاءُ al-faẓīʕūna‎; al-fuẓaʕāʔu	فَظِيعَاتٌ faẓīʕātun	الْفَظِيعَاتُ al-faẓīʕātu
Accusative	فَظِيعِينَ‎; فُظَعَاءَ faẓīʕīna‎; fuẓaʕāʔa	الْفَظِيعِينَ‎; الْفُظَعَاءَ al-faẓīʕīna‎; al-fuẓaʕāʔa	فَظِيعَاتٍ faẓīʕātin	الْفَظِيعَاتِ al-faẓīʕāti
Genitive	فَظِيعِينَ‎; فُظَعَاءَ faẓīʕīna‎; fuẓaʕāʔa	الْفَظِيعِينَ‎; الْفُظَعَاءِ al-faẓīʕīna‎; al-fuẓaʕāʔi	فَظِيعَاتٍ faẓīʕātin	الْفَظِيعَاتِ al-faẓīʕāti

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Egyptian Arabic

Adjective

1. awful, horrible, terrible, very bad