فسفس

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the reduplicated root ف س ف س (f s f s).

Verb

فَسْفَسَ • (fasfasa) Iq (non-past يُفَسْفِسُ (yufasfisu), verbal noun فَسْفَسَة (fasfasa))

to aggravate one's stupidity, to be extremely stupid

Conjugation

Conjugation of **فَسْفَسَ** (Iq, sound, no passive, verbal noun *فَسْفَسَة*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					فَسْفَسَة fasfasa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُفَسْفِس mufasfis
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَسْفَسْتُ fasfastu	فَسْفَسْتَ fasfasta	فَسْفَسَ fasfasa	فَسْفَسْتُمَا fasfastumā	فَسْفَسَا fasfasā	فَسْفَسْنَا fasfasnā	فَسْفَسْتُمْ fasfastum	فَسْفَسُوا fasfasū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	فَسْفَسْتُ fasfastu	فَسْفَسْتِ fasfasti	فَسْفَسَتْ fasfasat	فَسْفَسْتُمَا fasfastumā	فَسْفَسَتَا fasfasatā	فَسْفَسْنَا fasfasnā	فَسْفَسْتُنَّ fasfastunna	فَسْفَسْنَ fasfasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَسْفِسُ ʔufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسُ tufasfisu	يُفَسْفِسُ yufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسَانِ tufasfisāni	يُفَسْفِسَانِ yufasfisāni	نُفَسْفِسُ nufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسُونَ tufasfisūna	يُفَسْفِسُونَ yufasfisūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُفَسْفِسُ ʔufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسِينَ tufasfisīna	تُفَسْفِسُ tufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسَانِ tufasfisāni	تُفَسْفِسَانِ tufasfisāni	نُفَسْفِسُ nufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسْنَ tufasfisna	يُفَسْفِسْنَ yufasfisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَسْفِسَ ʔufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسَ tufasfisa	يُفَسْفِسَ yufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	يُفَسْفِسَا yufasfisā	نُفَسْفِسَ nufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسُوا tufasfisū	يُفَسْفِسُوا yufasfisū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُفَسْفِسَ ʔufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسِي tufasfisī	تُفَسْفِسَ tufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	نُفَسْفِسَ nufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسْنَ tufasfisna	يُفَسْفِسْنَ yufasfisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَسْفِسْ ʔufasfis	تُفَسْفِسْ tufasfis	يُفَسْفِسْ yufasfis	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	يُفَسْفِسَا yufasfisā	نُفَسْفِسْ nufasfis	تُفَسْفِسُوا tufasfisū	يُفَسْفِسُوا yufasfisū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُفَسْفِسْ ʔufasfis	تُفَسْفِسِي tufasfisī	تُفَسْفِسْ tufasfis	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	نُفَسْفِسْ nufasfis	تُفَسْفِسْنَ tufasfisna	يُفَسْفِسْنَ yufasfisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فَسْفِسْ fasfis		فَسْفِسَا fasfisā			فَسْفِسُوا fasfisū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		فَسْفِسِي fasfisī		فَسْفِسَا fasfisā			فَسْفِسْنَ fasfisna

Etymology 2

From Aramaic, cognate to Classical Syriac ܦܷܫܦܫܐ (pešpšā, “bug”) and Hebrew פִשְׁפֵשׁ (pišpēš, “bug”).

Noun

فَسْفَس • (fasfas) m (collective, singulative فَسْفَسة f (fasfasa), plural فَسَافِس (fasāfis))

predatory bugs particularly of the Triatoma gen.

Declension

Declension of noun **فَسْفَس** (fasfas)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَسْفَس fasfas	الْفَسْفَس al-fasfas	فَسْفَس fasfas
nominative	فَسْفَسٌ fasfasun	الْفَسْفَسُ al-fasfasu	فَسْفَسُ fasfasu
accusative	فَسْفَسًا fasfasan	الْفَسْفَسَ al-fasfasa	فَسْفَسَ fasfasa
genitive	فَسْفَسٍ fasfasin	الْفَسْفَسِ al-fasfasi	فَسْفَسِ fasfasi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَسْفَسَة fasfasa	الْفَسْفَسَة al-fasfasa	فَسْفَسَة fasfasat
nominative	فَسْفَسَةٌ fasfasatun	الْفَسْفَسَةُ al-fasfasatu	فَسْفَسَةُ fasfasatu
accusative	فَسْفَسَةً fasfasatan	الْفَسْفَسَةَ al-fasfasata	فَسْفَسَةَ fasfasata
genitive	فَسْفَسَةٍ fasfasatin	الْفَسْفَسَةِ al-fasfasati	فَسْفَسَةِ fasfasati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَسْفَسَتَيْن fasfasatayn	الْفَسْفَسَتَيْن al-fasfasatayn	فَسْفَسَتَيْ fasfasatay
nominative	فَسْفَسَتَانِ fasfasatāni	الْفَسْفَسَتَانِ al-fasfasatāni	فَسْفَسَتَا fasfasatā
accusative	فَسْفَسَتَيْنِ fasfasatayni	الْفَسْفَسَتَيْنِ al-fasfasatayni	فَسْفَسَتَيْ fasfasatay
genitive	فَسْفَسَتَيْنِ fasfasatayni	الْفَسْفَسَتَيْنِ al-fasfasatayni	فَسْفَسَتَيْ fasfasatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَسْفَسَات fasfasāt	الْفَسْفَسَات al-fasfasāt	فَسْفَسَات fasfasāt
nominative	فَسْفَسَاتٌ fasfasātun	الْفَسْفَسَاتُ al-fasfasātu	فَسْفَسَاتُ fasfasātu
accusative	فَسْفَسَاتٍ fasfasātin	الْفَسْفَسَاتِ al-fasfasāti	فَسْفَسَاتِ fasfasāti
genitive	فَسْفَسَاتٍ fasfasātin	الْفَسْفَسَاتِ al-fasfasāti	فَسْفَسَاتِ fasfasāti
plural of variety	basic broken plural diptote
plural of variety	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فَسَافِس fasāfis	الْفَسَافِس al-fasāfis	فَسَافِس fasāfis
nominative	فَسَافِسُ fasāfisu	الْفَسَافِسُ al-fasāfisu	فَسَافِسُ fasāfisu
accusative	فَسَافِسَ fasāfisa	الْفَسَافِسَ al-fasāfisa	فَسَافِسَ fasāfisa
genitive	فَسَافِسَ fasāfisa	الْفَسَافِسِ al-fasāfisi	فَسَافِسِ fasāfisi

References

“pšpš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “فسفس”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 266
Nöldeke, Theodor (1904) Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[2] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 122
Wahrmund, Adolf (1887) “فسفس”, in Handwörterbuch der neu-arabischen und deutschen Sprache‎^[3] (in German), volume 2, Gießen: J. Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, page 411
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فسفس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 964