فاس

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Arabic

Etymology

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴼⴰⵙ (fas)); linked to the region of the Central Atlas Mountains called ْفَازَاز (fāzāz), deriving either from a chronicled بَنُو فَازَازْ (banū fāzāz), ultimately associated with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴼⵣⴰ (afza, coarse, rough, hard, rocky). The headwear is derived from Ottoman Turkish فس (fes) coined from the Moroccan city where it was popularized, itself from فَاس (fās).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

فَاس (fāsf

  1. Fez (the capital city of the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco)

Declension

Noun

فَاس (fāsm (plural فَاسَات (fāsāt))

  1. (archaic) fez, tarboosh
    Synonyms: شَاشِيَّة (šāšiyya), (Al-Andalus) غِفَارَة (ḡifāra), طَرْبُوش (ṭarbūš)

Declension

Moroccan Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faːs/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَأْس (faʔs).

Noun

فاس (fāsm (plural فيسان (fīsān))

  1. axe
  2. pickaxe

Etymology 2

Proper noun

فاس (fāsf

  1. Fez (the capital city of the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَاس (fās).

Proper noun

فاس (fas)

  1. Fez (the capital city of the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco)
    Synonym: فس (fes)
  2. Morocco (a country in North Africa)
Descendants
  • Turkish: Fas (Morocco)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فَأْس (faʔs, axe, hatchet; pickaxe).

Noun

فاس (fas)

  1. axe, hatchet, a tool for felling trees or chopping wood
    Synonyms: بالطه (balta), تبر (teber), مكشاح (mikşah)
  2. pickaxe, a heavy iron tool with a pointed end and a chisel edge
    Synonyms: صاقور (sakur), قازمه (kazma), كلنك (külünk)
  3. adze, a cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle
    Synonym: كسر (keser)
  4. battle axe, an ancient military weapon in the form of an axe
    Synonyms: بالطه (balta), تبر (teber)

Further reading

Persian

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? fās
Dari reading? fās
Iranian reading? fâs
Tajik reading? fos

Proper noun

Dari فاس
Iranian Persian
Tajik Фос

فاس (fâs)

  1. Fez (the capital city of the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco)

Urdu

Pronunciation

Noun

فاس (fās? (Hindi spelling फ़ास)

  1. Fez (the capital city of the region of Fez-Meknes, Morocco)