فسطاط

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Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek φοσσᾶτον (phossâton), from Late Latin fossātum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fus.tˤaːtˤ/, /fis.tˤaːtˤ/

Noun

فُسْطَاط or فِسْطَاط • (fusṭāṭ or fisṭāṭ) m (plural فَسَاطِيط (fasāṭīṭ)) (obsolete, Egypt from about 640 CE)

  1. borough, camp, fortification

Declension

Declension of noun فُسْطَاط (fusṭāṭ)‎; فِسْطَاط (fisṭāṭ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فُسْطَاط‎; فِسْطَاط
fusṭāṭ‎; fisṭāṭ 		الْفُسْطَاط‎; الْفِسْطَاط
al-fusṭāṭ‎; al-fisṭāṭ 		فُسْطَاط‎; فِسْطَاط
fusṭāṭ‎; fisṭāṭ
Nominative فُسْطَاطٌ‎; فِسْطَاطٌ
fusṭāṭun‎; fisṭāṭun 		الْفُسْطَاطُ‎; الْفِسْطَاطُ
al-fusṭāṭu‎; al-fisṭāṭu 		فُسْطَاطُ‎; فِسْطَاطُ
fusṭāṭu‎; fisṭāṭu
Accusative فُسْطَاطًا‎; فِسْطَاطًا
fusṭāṭan‎; fisṭāṭan 		الْفُسْطَاطَ‎; الْفِسْطَاطَ
al-fusṭāṭa‎; al-fisṭāṭa 		فُسْطَاطَ‎; فِسْطَاطَ
fusṭāṭa‎; fisṭāṭa
Genitive فُسْطَاطٍ‎; فِسْطَاطٍ
fusṭāṭin‎; fisṭāṭin 		الْفُسْطَاطِ‎; الْفِسْطَاطِ
al-fusṭāṭi‎; al-fisṭāṭi 		فُسْطَاطِ‎; فِسْطَاطِ
fusṭāṭi‎; fisṭāṭi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فُسْطَاطَيْن‎; فِسْطَاطَيْن
fusṭāṭayn‎; fisṭāṭayn 		الْفُسْطَاطَيْن‎; الْفِسْطَاطَيْن
al-fusṭāṭayn‎; al-fisṭāṭayn 		فُسْطَاطَيْ‎; فِسْطَاطَيْ
fusṭāṭay‎; fisṭāṭay
Nominative فُسْطَاطَانِ‎; فِسْطَاطَانِ
fusṭāṭāni‎; fisṭāṭāni 		الْفُسْطَاطَانِ‎; الْفِسْطَاطَانِ
al-fusṭāṭāni‎; al-fisṭāṭāni 		فُسْطَاطَا‎; فِسْطَاطَا
fusṭāṭā‎; fisṭāṭā
Accusative فُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎; فِسْطَاطَيْنِ
fusṭāṭayni‎; fisṭāṭayni 		الْفُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎; الْفِسْطَاطَيْنِ
al-fusṭāṭayni‎; al-fisṭāṭayni 		فُسْطَاطَيْ‎; فِسْطَاطَيْ
fusṭāṭay‎; fisṭāṭay
Genitive فُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎; فِسْطَاطَيْنِ
fusṭāṭayni‎; fisṭāṭayni 		الْفُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎; الْفِسْطَاطَيْنِ
al-fusṭāṭayni‎; al-fisṭāṭayni 		فُسْطَاطَيْ‎; فِسْطَاطَيْ
fusṭāṭay‎; fisṭāṭay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal فَسَاطِيط
fasāṭīṭ 		الْفَسَاطِيط
al-fasāṭīṭ 		فَسَاطِيط
fasāṭīṭ
Nominative فَسَاطِيطُ
fasāṭīṭu 		الْفَسَاطِيطُ
al-fasāṭīṭu 		فَسَاطِيطُ
fasāṭīṭu
Accusative فَسَاطِيطَ
fasāṭīṭa 		الْفَسَاطِيطَ
al-fasāṭīṭa 		فَسَاطِيطَ
fasāṭīṭa
Genitive فَسَاطِيطَ
fasāṭīṭa 		الْفَسَاطِيطِ
al-fasāṭīṭi 		فَسَاطِيطِ
fasāṭīṭi

Derived terms

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْفُسْطَاط (al-fusṭāṭ).

Proper noun

فسطاط • (Fustat)

  1. (historical) Fustat (the former capital of Egypt).

Synonyms

References

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Fustat”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 274
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