فص

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)) (countable)

1. a roundish object that is apparently or actually attached to or separable from another object
   1. a circular, dome-shaped, or spherical object set into another (like the stone of a ring, the bead of an earring, or the pupil of the eye)
      • 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 stone was of it [likewise].

   2. the core, kernel, or nucleus of a proposition or idea
2. a roundish object of many forming a composite whole
   1. a semicircular division of a fruit (as in citrus fruits, like mandarins or oranges), a segment
   2. a semicircular bulb (as in garlic), a clove
   3. (anatomy) a gross anatomical division or extension of an organ (as of a brain, a liver, or a kidney), a 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 (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 350
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “فص”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2403
• Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “فص”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 965