فأس
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ف ء س (f ʔ s), meaning "to cleave or split", "to wedge or dig into", "to cut into", "to hew down". Compare Akkadian 𒂆 (pāšu, “axe, adze”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faʔs/
Noun
فَأْس • (faʔs) f (plural فُؤُوس (fuʔūs) or أَفْؤُس (ʔafʔus))
- axe, hatchet, cleaver (tool)
- adze, pickaxe, mattock (tool)
- a protrusion, especially one in a curb bit for a horse's mouth
- a protuberant portion of a millstone, the middle of which attaches to an axis
- a name for the constellation Ursa Minor
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فَأْس faʔs |
الْفَأْس al-faʔs |
فَأْس faʔs |
| nominative | فَأْسٌ faʔsun |
الْفَأْسُ al-faʔsu |
فَأْسُ faʔsu |
| accusative | فَأْسًا faʔsan |
الْفَأْسَ al-faʔsa |
فَأْسَ faʔsa |
| genitive | فَأْسٍ faʔsin |
الْفَأْسِ al-faʔsi |
فَأْسِ faʔsi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | فَأْسَيْن faʔsayn |
الْفَأْسَيْن al-faʔsayn |
فَأْسَيْ faʔsay |
| nominative | فَأْسَانِ faʔsāni |
الْفَأْسَانِ al-faʔsāni |
فَأْسَا faʔsā |
| accusative | فَأْسَيْنِ faʔsayni |
الْفَأْسَيْنِ al-faʔsayni |
فَأْسَيْ faʔsay |
| genitive | فَأْسَيْنِ faʔsayni |
الْفَأْسَيْنِ al-faʔsayni |
فَأْسَيْ faʔsay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فُؤُوس; أَفْؤُس fuʔūs; ʔafʔus |
الْفُؤُوس; الْأَفْؤُس al-fuʔūs; al-ʔafʔus |
فُؤُوس; أَفْؤُس fuʔūs; ʔafʔus |
| nominative | فُؤُوسٌ; أَفْؤُسٌ fuʔūsun; ʔafʔusun |
الْفُؤُوسُ; الْأَفْؤُسُ al-fuʔūsu; al-ʔafʔusu |
فُؤُوسُ; أَفْؤُسُ fuʔūsu; ʔafʔusu |
| accusative | فُؤُوسًا; أَفْؤُسًا fuʔūsan; ʔafʔusan |
الْفُؤُوسَ; الْأَفْؤُسَ al-fuʔūsa; al-ʔafʔusa |
فُؤُوسَ; أَفْؤُسَ fuʔūsa; ʔafʔusa |
| genitive | فُؤُوسٍ; أَفْؤُسٍ fuʔūsin; ʔafʔusin |
الْفُؤُوسِ; الْأَفْؤُسِ al-fuʔūsi; al-ʔafʔusi |
فُؤُوسِ; أَفْؤُسِ fuʔūsi; ʔafʔusi |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: فاس (fās)
- Maltese: fies
- Moroccan Arabic: فاس (fās)
- → Ottoman Turkish: فاس (fas)
- Sicilian: fesi
- Catalan: fes
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “فأس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “فأس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2325.
- The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, pāšu, University of Pennsylvania, 2004