فأس

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See also: فاس, فاش, قاش, and قاس

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

Noun

فَأْس • (faʔs) f (plural فُؤُوس (fuʔūs) or أَفْؤُس (ʔafʔus))

  1. axe, hatchet, cleaver (tool)
  2. adze, pickaxe, mattock (tool)
  3. a protrusion, especially one in a curb bit for a horse's mouth
  4. a protuberant portion of a millstone, the middle of which attaches to an axis
    1. a name for the constellation Ursa Minor

Declension

Declension of noun فَأْس (faʔs)
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

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