فصيح
See also: فصیح
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ف ص ح (f ṣ ḥ) |
| 6 terms |
Etymology
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb فَصُحَ (faṣuḥa, “to become eloquent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.sˤiːħ/
- Rhymes: -iːħ
Adjective
فَصِيح • (faṣīḥ) (feminine فَصِيحَة (faṣīḥa), common plural فِصَاح (fiṣāḥ), masculine plural فُصَحَاء (fuṣaḥāʔ) or فُصُح (fuṣuḥ), feminine plural فَصِيحَات (faṣīḥāt) or فَصَائِح (faṣāʔiḥ), elative أَفْصَح (ʔafṣaḥ))
- pure in language (especially of literary Arabic)
- eloquent
- fluent
- loquacious, voluble
- clear and distinct in speech
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فَصِيح faṣīḥ |
الْفَصِيح al-faṣīḥ |
فَصِيحَة faṣīḥa |
الْفَصِيحَة al-faṣīḥa |
| nominative | فَصِيحٌ faṣīḥun |
الْفَصِيحُ al-faṣīḥu |
فَصِيحَةٌ faṣīḥatun |
الْفَصِيحَةُ al-faṣīḥatu |
| accusative | فَصِيحًا faṣīḥan |
الْفَصِيحَ al-faṣīḥa |
فَصِيحَةً faṣīḥatan |
الْفَصِيحَةَ al-faṣīḥata |
| genitive | فَصِيحٍ faṣīḥin |
الْفَصِيحِ al-faṣīḥi |
فَصِيحَةٍ faṣīḥatin |
الْفَصِيحَةِ al-faṣīḥati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فَصِيحَيْن faṣīḥayn |
الْفَصِيحَيْن al-faṣīḥayn |
فَصِيحَتَيْن faṣīḥatayn |
الْفَصِيحَتَيْن al-faṣīḥatayn |
| nominative | فَصِيحَانِ faṣīḥāni |
الْفَصِيحَانِ al-faṣīḥāni |
فَصِيحَتَانِ faṣīḥatāni |
الْفَصِيحَتَانِ al-faṣīḥatāni |
| accusative | فَصِيحَيْنِ faṣīḥayni |
الْفَصِيحَيْنِ al-faṣīḥayni |
فَصِيحَتَيْنِ faṣīḥatayni |
الْفَصِيحَتَيْنِ al-faṣīḥatayni |
| genitive | فَصِيحَيْنِ faṣīḥayni |
الْفَصِيحَيْنِ al-faṣīḥayni |
فَصِيحَتَيْنِ faṣīḥatayni |
الْفَصِيحَتَيْنِ al-faṣīḥatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote |
sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فُصَحَاء; فُصُح; فِصَاح fuṣaḥāʔ; fuṣuḥ; fiṣāḥ |
الْفُصَحَاء; الْفُصُح; الْفِصَاح al-fuṣaḥāʔ; al-fuṣuḥ; al-fiṣāḥ |
فَصِيحَات; فَصَائِح; فِصَاح faṣīḥāt; faṣāʔiḥ; fiṣāḥ |
الْفَصِيحَات; الْفَصَائِح; الْفِصَاح al-faṣīḥāt; al-faṣāʔiḥ; al-fiṣāḥ |
| nominative | فُصَحَاءُ; فُصُحٌ; فِصَاحٌ fuṣaḥāʔu; fuṣuḥun; fiṣāḥun |
الْفُصَحَاءُ; الْفُصُحُ; الْفِصَاحُ al-fuṣaḥāʔu; al-fuṣuḥu; al-fiṣāḥu |
فَصِيحَاتٌ; فَصَائِحُ; فِصَاحٌ faṣīḥātun; faṣāʔiḥu; fiṣāḥun |
الْفَصِيحَاتُ; الْفَصَائِحُ; الْفِصَاحُ al-faṣīḥātu; al-faṣāʔiḥu; al-fiṣāḥu |
| accusative | فُصَحَاءَ; فُصُحًا; فِصَاحًا fuṣaḥāʔa; fuṣuḥan; fiṣāḥan |
الْفُصَحَاءَ; الْفُصُحَ; الْفِصَاحَ al-fuṣaḥāʔa; al-fuṣuḥa; al-fiṣāḥa |
فَصِيحَاتٍ; فَصَائِحَ; فِصَاحًا faṣīḥātin; faṣāʔiḥa; fiṣāḥan |
الْفَصِيحَاتِ; الْفَصَائِحَ; الْفِصَاحَ al-faṣīḥāti; al-faṣāʔiḥa; al-fiṣāḥa |
| genitive | فُصَحَاءَ; فُصُحٍ; فِصَاحٍ fuṣaḥāʔa; fuṣuḥin; fiṣāḥin |
الْفُصَحَاءِ; الْفُصُحِ; الْفِصَاحِ al-fuṣaḥāʔi; al-fuṣuḥi; al-fiṣāḥi |
فَصِيحَاتٍ; فَصَائِحَ; فِصَاحٍ faṣīḥātin; faṣāʔiḥa; fiṣāḥin |
الْفَصِيحَاتِ; الْفَصَائِحِ; الْفِصَاحِ al-faṣīḥāti; al-faṣāʔiḥi; al-fiṣāḥi |
Synonyms
- (eloquent): فَصْح (faṣḥ)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: fəsih
- → Classical Persian: فَصِیح (fasīh)
- → Ottoman Turkish: فصیح (fasih)
- Turkish: fasih
- → Malay: fasih
- Indonesian: fasih
- → Swahili: fasihi
- → Uyghur: پەسىھ (pesih)
- → Uzbek: fasih
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “فصيح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “فصح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
See also
- اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة الْفُصْحَى (al-luḡa(t) al-ʕarabiyya(t) al-fuṣḥā)