فسيفساء
Arabic
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “small stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fu.saj.fi.saːʔ/
Noun
فُسَيْفِسَاء • (fusayfisāʾ) m
- mosaic
Declension
Declension of noun فُسَيْفِسَاء (fusayfisāʾ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فُسَيْفِسَاء fusayfisāʾ | الْفُسَيْفِسَاء al-fusayfisāʾ | فُسَيْفِسَاء fusayfisāʾ |
| Nominative | فُسَيْفِسَاءٌ fusayfisāʾun | الْفُسَيْفِسَاءُ al-fusayfisāʾu | فُسَيْفِسَاءُ fusayfisāʾu |
| Accusative | فُسَيْفِسَاءً fusayfisāʾan | الْفُسَيْفِسَاءَ al-fusayfisāʾa | فُسَيْفِسَاءَ fusayfisāʾa |
| Genitive | فُسَيْفِسَاءٍ fusayfisāʾin | الْفُسَيْفِسَاءِ al-fusayfisāʾi | فُسَيْفِسَاءِ fusayfisāʾi |
References
- 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), “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