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))
Declension
| 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
| Root |
|---|
| ف ص ل (f ṣ l) |
| 18 terms |
Derived from the passive participle of فَصَّلَ (faṣṣala, “to detail”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.fasˤ.sˤal/
Adjective
مُفَصَّل • (mufaṣṣal) (feminine مُفَصَّلَة (mufaṣṣala), masculine plural مُفَصَّلُونَ (mufaṣṣalūna), feminine plural مُفَصَّلَات (mufaṣṣalāt))
Declension
| 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)
- → Ottoman Turkish: مفصل (mufassal)
- > Turkish: mufassal (inherited)
- → Uyghur: مۇپەسسەل (mupessel)
- → 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
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَفْصِل (mafṣil, “knuckle; joint”).
Noun
مفصل • (mafsal) (definite accusative مفصلی (mafsalı), plural مفاصل (mafasal))
- (in general) joint, articulation, the point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate
- Synonym: بوغوم (boğum)
- (anatomy) joint, articulation, any part of the body where two bones, ossicles, or other hard structures join
- Synonym: بوغوم (boğum)
Derived terms
- مفصلی (mafsalî, “articular”)
Descendants
- Turkish: mafsal
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mafsal”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3005
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “mafsal”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 670
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مفصل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1203
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Articulus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[3], Vienna, column 87
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “مفصل”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[4], Vienna, column 4811
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mafsal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مفصل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1932
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مَفْصِل (mafṣil).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /maf.ˈsil/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäf.sɪ́l]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæf.sél̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäf.síl]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mafsil |
| Dari reading? | mafsil |
| Iranian reading? | mafsel |
| Tajik reading? | mafsil |
Noun
مفصل • (mafsil / mafsel) (Tajik spelling мафсил)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic مُفَصَّل (mufaṣṣal).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.fas.ˈsal/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.fäs.sǽl]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.fæs.sǽl̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.fäs.sǽl]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mufassal |
| Dari reading? | mufassal |
| Iranian reading? | mofassal |
| Tajik reading? | mufassal |
Adjective
مفصل • (mufassal / mofassal) (Tajik spelling муфассал)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مفصل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ف ص ل |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
مفصل • (mafṣal) m (plural مفاصل (mafāṣel))