فص

Arabic

Root
ف ص ص (f ṣ ṣ)
2 terms

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)

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
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
singular	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
plural	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^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 350
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “فص”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2403.
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فص”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 965