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))
- knuckle
- Synonym: بُرْجُمَة (burjuma)
- 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))
- 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
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ف ص ل |
Etymology
From Arabic مَفْصِل (mafṣil).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maf.sˤal/, [ˈmɑf.sˤɑl]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
مفصل • (mafṣal) m (plural مفاصل (mafāṣel))
- joint (anatomy)
- hinge (of a door etc.)