فضيحة

فضيحة

See also: فصيحة‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ض ح‎ (f-ḍ-ḥ); compare فَضَحَ‎ (faḍaḥa, “to shame, disgrace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.dˤiː.ħa/

Noun

فَضِيحَة • (faḍīḥa) f (plural فَضَائِح‎ (faḍāʾiḥ))

1. scandal
2. shame
3. disgraceful action, disgrace
4. ignominy

Declension

Declension of noun فَضِيحَة (faḍīḥa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَضِيحَة faḍīḥa	الْفَضِيحَة‎ al-faḍīḥa	فَضِيحَة faḍīḥat
Nominative	فَضِيحَةٌ faḍīḥatun	الْفَضِيحَةُ‎ al-faḍīḥatu	فَضِيحَةُ faḍīḥatu
Accusative	فَضِيحَةً faḍīḥatan	الْفَضِيحَةَ‎ al-faḍīḥata	فَضِيحَةَ faḍīḥata
Genitive	فَضِيحَةٍ faḍīḥatin	الْفَضِيحَةِ‎ al-faḍīḥati	فَضِيحَةِ faḍīḥati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَضِيحَتَيْن‎ faḍīḥatayn	الْفَضِيحَتَيْن‎ al-faḍīḥatayn	فَضِيحَتَيْ‎ faḍīḥatay
Nominative	فَضِيحَتَانِ‎ faḍīḥatāni	الْفَضِيحَتَانِ‎ al-faḍīḥatāni	فَضِيحَتَا‎ faḍīḥatā
Accusative	فَضِيحَتَيْنِ‎ faḍīḥatayni	الْفَضِيحَتَيْنِ‎ al-faḍīḥatayni	فَضِيحَتَيْ‎ faḍīḥatay
Genitive	فَضِيحَتَيْنِ‎ faḍīḥatayni	الْفَضِيحَتَيْنِ‎ al-faḍīḥatayni	فَضِيحَتَيْ‎ faḍīḥatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَضَائِح‎ faḍāʾiḥ	الْفَضَائِح‎ al-faḍāʾiḥ	فَضَائِح‎ faḍāʾiḥ
Nominative	فَضَائِحُ‎ faḍāʾiḥu	الْفَضَائِحُ‎ al-faḍāʾiḥu	فَضَائِحُ‎ faḍāʾiḥu
Accusative	فَضَائِحَ‎ faḍāʾiḥa	الْفَضَائِحَ‎ al-faḍāʾiḥa	فَضَائِحَ‎ faḍāʾiḥa
Genitive	فَضَائِحَ‎ faḍāʾiḥa	الْفَضَائِحِ‎ al-faḍāʾiḥi	فَضَائِحِ‎ faḍāʾiḥi

Descendants

• Hebrew: פדיחה‎

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “فضيحة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “فضيحة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ض ح‎

Etymology

From Arabic فَضِيحَة‎ (faḍīḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fdˤiː.ħe/, [ˈfdˤiː.ħa]
• IPA^(key): /fdˤiː.ħa/, [ˈfdˤiː.ħa]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

فضيحة • (fḍīḥa) f (plural فضايح‎ (faḍāyeḥ))

1. scandal