فأس
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ف ء س (f-ʾ-s), meaning "to cleave or split", "to wedge or dig into", "to cut into", "to hew down". Compare Akkadian 𒂆 (pāšu, “axe, adze”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faʔs/
Noun
فَأْس • (faʾs) m (plural فُؤُوس (fuʾūs) or أَفْؤُس (ʾafʾus))
- axe, hatchet, cleaver (tool)
- adze, pickaxe, mattock (tool)
- a protrusion, especially one in a curb bit for a horse's mouth
- a protuberant portion of a millstone, the middle of which attaches to an axis
- a name for the constellation Ursa Minor
Declension
Declension of noun فَأْس (faʾs)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَأْس faʾs |
الْفَأْس al-faʾs |
فَأْس faʾs |
| Nominative | فَأْسٌ faʾsun |
الْفَأْسُ al-faʾsu |
فَأْسُ faʾsu |
| Accusative | فَأْسًا faʾsan |
الْفَأْسَ al-faʾsa |
فَأْسَ faʾsa |
| Genitive | فَأْسٍ faʾsin |
الْفَأْسِ al-faʾsi |
فَأْسِ faʾsi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | فَأْسَيْن faʾsayn |
الْفَأْسَيْن al-faʾsayn |
فَأْسَيْ faʾsay |
| Nominative | فَأْسَانِ faʾsāni |
الْفَأْسَانِ al-faʾsāni |
فَأْسَا faʾsā |
| Accusative | فَأْسَيْنِ faʾsayni |
الْفَأْسَيْنِ al-faʾsayni |
فَأْسَيْ faʾsay |
| Genitive | فَأْسَيْنِ faʾsayni |
الْفَأْسَيْنِ al-faʾsayni |
فَأْسَيْ faʾsay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فُؤُوس; أَفْؤُس fuʾūs; ʾafʾus |
الْفُؤُوس; الْأَفْؤُس al-fuʾūs; al-ʾafʾus |
فُؤُوس; أَفْؤُس fuʾūs; ʾafʾus |
| Nominative | فُؤُوسٌ; أَفْؤُسٌ fuʾūsun; ʾafʾusun |
الْفُؤُوسُ; الْأَفْؤُسُ al-fuʾūsu; al-ʾafʾusu |
فُؤُوسُ; أَفْؤُسُ fuʾūsu; ʾafʾusu |
| Accusative | فُؤُوسًا; أَفْؤُسًا fuʾūsan; ʾafʾusan |
الْفُؤُوسَ; الْأَفْؤُسَ al-fuʾūsa; al-ʾafʾusa |
فُؤُوسَ; أَفْؤُسَ fuʾūsa; ʾafʾusa |
| Genitive | فُؤُوسٍ; أَفْؤُسٍ fuʾūsin; ʾafʾusin |
الْفُؤُوسِ; الْأَفْؤُسِ al-fuʾūsi; al-ʾafʾusi |
فُؤُوسِ; أَفْؤُسِ fuʾūsi; ʾafʾusi |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: فَاس (fáás)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “فأس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “فأس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2325
- The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, pāšu, University of Pennsylvania, 2004
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