فقوس
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فَقُّوس
Arabic
Etymology 1
- From Aramaic פִיקֵּס (pīqqēs, “to remove the coils of blossoms on gourds”), from Ancient Greek ποκίζω (pokízō, “to shear, crop, prune”), from Ancient Greek πέκω (pékō, “to shear wool”).
- Related to Aramaic פַּקּוּעָא (paqqūʿā, “a type of gourd”), from Akkadian 𒉿𒅅𒄣𒋾 (peqqūtu, “colocynth, cucumber, gourd; vine-plant that spreads across the ground”).
Alternative forms
- فَقُّوص (faqqūṣ)
Pronunciation
Noun
فَقُّوس • (faqqūs) m (collective, singulative فَقُّوسَة f (faqqūsa))
Declension
Declension of noun فَقُّوس (faqqūs)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَقُّوس faqqūs |
الْفَقُّوس al-faqqūs |
فَقُّوس faqqūs |
| Nominative | فَقُّوسٌ faqqūsun |
الْفَقُّوسُ al-faqqūsu |
فَقُّوسُ faqqūsu |
| Accusative | فَقُّوسًا faqqūsan |
الْفَقُّوسَ al-faqqūsa |
فَقُّوسَ faqqūsa |
| Genitive | فَقُّوسٍ faqqūsin |
الْفَقُّوسِ al-faqqūsi |
فَقُّوسِ faqqūsi |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَقُّوسَة faqqūsa |
الْفَقُّوسَة al-faqqūsa |
فَقُّوسَة faqqūsat |
| Nominative | فَقُّوسَةٌ faqqūsatun |
الْفَقُّوسَةُ al-faqqūsatu |
فَقُّوسَةُ faqqūsatu |
| Accusative | فَقُّوسَةً faqqūsatan |
الْفَقُّوسَةَ al-faqqūsata |
فَقُّوسَةَ faqqūsata |
| Genitive | فَقُّوسَةٍ faqqūsatin |
الْفَقُّوسَةِ al-faqqūsati |
فَقُّوسَةِ faqqūsati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | فَقُّوسَتَيْن faqqūsatayn |
الْفَقُّوسَتَيْن al-faqqūsatayn |
فَقُّوسَتَيْ faqqūsatay |
| Nominative | فَقُّوسَتَانِ faqqūsatāni |
الْفَقُّوسَتَانِ al-faqqūsatāni |
فَقُّوسَتَا faqqūsatā |
| Accusative | فَقُّوسَتَيْنِ faqqūsatayni |
الْفَقُّوسَتَيْنِ al-faqqūsatayni |
فَقُّوسَتَيْ faqqūsatay |
| Genitive | فَقُّوسَتَيْنِ faqqūsatayni |
الْفَقُّوسَتَيْنِ al-faqqūsatayni |
فَقُّوسَتَيْ faqqūsatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَقُّوسَات faqqūsāt |
الْفَقُّوسَات al-faqqūsāt |
فَقُّوسَات faqqūsāt |
| Nominative | فَقُّوسَاتٌ faqqūsātun |
الْفَقُّوسَاتُ al-faqqūsātu |
فَقُّوسَاتُ faqqūsātu |
| Accusative | فَقُّوسَاتٍ faqqūsātin |
الْفَقُّوسَاتِ al-faqqūsāti |
فَقُّوسَاتِ faqqūsāti |
| Genitive | فَقُّوسَاتٍ faqqūsātin |
الْفَقُّوسَاتِ al-faqqūsāti |
فَقُّوسَاتِ faqqūsāti |
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
فُقُوس • (fuqūs) m
- verbal noun of فَقَسَ (faqasa) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun فُقُوس (fuqūs)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فُقُوس fuqūs |
الْفُقُوس al-fuqūs |
فُقُوس fuqūs |
| Nominative | فُقُوسٌ fuqūsun |
الْفُقُوسُ al-fuqūsu |
فُقُوسُ fuqūsu |
| Accusative | فُقُوسًا fuqūsan |
الْفُقُوسَ al-fuqūsa |
فُقُوسَ fuqūsa |
| Genitive | فُقُوسٍ fuqūsin |
الْفُقُوسِ al-fuqūsi |
فُقُوسِ fuqūsi |
References
- “pqwˁ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “pqs”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “alficoz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
- “فقوس” in Almaany
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “فقوس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2427
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 530–540, specifically 532
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فقوس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 975