مفصل

See also: مفضل‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun of place from the root ف ص ل‎ (f-ṣ-l), with the noun itself forming the denominal root م ف ص ل‎ (m-f-ṣ-l), whence تَمَفْصَلَ‎ (tamafṣala, “to connect as joints; to form a joint”), among others, derives.

Noun

مَفْصِل • (mafṣil) m (plural مَفَاصِل‎ (mafāṣil))

1. knuckle

   Synonym: بُرْجُمَة‎ (burjuma)

2. skeletal joint

   Synonym: مَوْصِل‎ (mawṣil)

Declension

Declension of noun مَفْصِل (mafṣil)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَفْصِل mafṣil	الْمَفْصِل‎ al-mafṣil	مَفْصِل mafṣil
Nominative	مَفْصِلٌ mafṣilun	الْمَفْصِلُ‎ al-mafṣilu	مَفْصِلُ mafṣilu
Accusative	مَفْصِلًا‎ mafṣilan	الْمَفْصِلَ‎ al-mafṣila	مَفْصِلَ mafṣila
Genitive	مَفْصِلٍ mafṣilin	الْمَفْصِلِ‎ al-mafṣili	مَفْصِلِ mafṣili

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of فَصَّلَ‎ (faṣṣala, “to detail”), from the root ف ص ل‎ (f-ṣ-l).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.fasˤ.sˤal/

Adjective

مُفَصَّل • (mufaṣṣal) (feminine مُفَصَّلَة‎ (mufaṣṣala), masculine plural مُفَصَّلُونَ‎ (mufaṣṣalūna), feminine plural مُفَصَّلَات‎ (mufaṣṣalāt))

1. detailed

Declension

Declension of adjective مُفَصَّل (mufaṣṣal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُفَصَّل mufaṣṣal	الْمُفَصَّل‎ al-mufaṣṣal	مُفَصَّلَة‎ mufaṣṣala	الْمُفَصَّلَة‎ al-mufaṣṣala
Nominative	مُفَصَّلٌ mufaṣṣalun	الْمُفَصَّلُ‎ al-mufaṣṣalu	مُفَصَّلَةٌ‎ mufaṣṣalatun	الْمُفَصَّلَةُ‎ al-mufaṣṣalatu
Accusative	مُفَصَّلًا‎ mufaṣṣalan	الْمُفَصَّلَ‎ al-mufaṣṣala	مُفَصَّلَةً‎ mufaṣṣalatan	الْمُفَصَّلَةَ‎ al-mufaṣṣalata
Genitive	مُفَصَّلٍ mufaṣṣalin	الْمُفَصَّلِ‎ al-mufaṣṣali	مُفَصَّلَةٍ‎ mufaṣṣalatin	الْمُفَصَّلَةِ‎ al-mufaṣṣalati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُفَصَّلَيْن‎ mufaṣṣalayn	الْمُفَصَّلَيْن‎ al-mufaṣṣalayn	مُفَصَّلَتَيْن‎ mufaṣṣalatayn	الْمُفَصَّلَتَيْن‎ al-mufaṣṣalatayn
Nominative	مُفَصَّلَانِ‎ mufaṣṣalāni	الْمُفَصَّلَانِ‎ al-mufaṣṣalāni	مُفَصَّلَتَانِ‎ mufaṣṣalatāni	الْمُفَصَّلَتَانِ‎ al-mufaṣṣalatāni
Accusative	مُفَصَّلَيْنِ‎ mufaṣṣalayni	الْمُفَصَّلَيْنِ‎ al-mufaṣṣalayni	مُفَصَّلَتَيْنِ‎ mufaṣṣalatayni	الْمُفَصَّلَتَيْنِ‎ al-mufaṣṣalatayni
Genitive	مُفَصَّلَيْنِ‎ mufaṣṣalayni	الْمُفَصَّلَيْنِ‎ al-mufaṣṣalayni	مُفَصَّلَتَيْنِ‎ mufaṣṣalatayni	الْمُفَصَّلَتَيْنِ‎ al-mufaṣṣalatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُفَصَّلِين‎ mufaṣṣalīn	الْمُفَصَّلِين‎ al-mufaṣṣalīn	مُفَصَّلَات‎ mufaṣṣalāt	الْمُفَصَّلَات‎ al-mufaṣṣalāt
Nominative	مُفَصَّلُونَ‎ mufaṣṣalūna	الْمُفَصَّلُونَ‎ al-mufaṣṣalūna	مُفَصَّلَاتٌ‎ mufaṣṣalātun	الْمُفَصَّلَاتُ‎ al-mufaṣṣalātu
Accusative	مُفَصَّلِينَ‎ mufaṣṣalīna	الْمُفَصَّلِينَ‎ al-mufaṣṣalīna	مُفَصَّلَاتٍ‎ mufaṣṣalātin	الْمُفَصَّلَاتِ‎ al-mufaṣṣalāti
Genitive	مُفَصَّلِينَ‎ mufaṣṣalīna	الْمُفَصَّلِينَ‎ al-mufaṣṣalīna	مُفَصَّلَاتٍ‎ mufaṣṣalātin	الْمُفَصَّلَاتِ‎ al-mufaṣṣalāti

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: müfəssəl
• Persian: مفصل‎ (mofassal)
• Turkish: mufassal
• Uzbek: mufassal

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “مفصل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَفْصِل‎ (mafṣil, “knuckle; joint”).

Noun

مفصل • (mafsal) (plural مفاصل‎ (mafasal))

1. (anatomy) joint, articulation, any part of the body where two bones join

Derived terms

• مفصلی‎ (mafsali, “articular”)

Descendants

• Turkish: mafsal

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mafsal”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3005
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “مفصل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1203
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Articulus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 87
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “مفصل”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 4811
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mafsal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مفصل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1932

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ص ل‎
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَفْصِل‎ (mafṣil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maf.sˤal/, [ˈmɑf.sˤɑl]

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Noun

مفصل • (mafṣal) m (plural مفاصل‎ (mafāṣel))

1. joint (anatomy)
2. hinge (of a door etc.)