فسفس

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the reduplicated root ف س ف س (f-s-f-s).

Verb

فَسْفَسَ • (fasfasa) Iq (non-past يُفَسْفِسُ (yufasfisu), verbal noun فَسْفَسَة (fasfasa))

1. to aggravate one's stupidity, to be extremely stupid

Conjugation

    Conjugation of فَسْفَسَ (Iq, sound, no passive, verbal noun فَسْفَسَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَسْفَسَة fasfasa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُفَسْفِس mufasfis
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَسْفَسْتُ fasfastu	فَسْفَسْتَ fasfasta	فَسْفَسَ fasfasa		فَسْفَسْتُمَا fasfastumā	فَسْفَسَا fasfasā		فَسْفَسْنَا fasfasnā	فَسْفَسْتُمْ fasfastum	فَسْفَسُوا fasfasū
	f		فَسْفَسْتِ fasfasti	فَسْفَسَتْ fasfasat			فَسْفَسَتَا fasfasatā			فَسْفَسْتُنَّ fasfastunna	فَسْفَسْنَ fasfasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَسْفِسُ ʔufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسُ tufasfisu	يُفَسْفِسُ yufasfisu		تُفَسْفِسَانِ tufasfisāni	يُفَسْفِسَانِ yufasfisāni		نُفَسْفِسُ nufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسُونَ tufasfisūna	يُفَسْفِسُونَ yufasfisūna
	f		تُفَسْفِسِينَ tufasfisīna	تُفَسْفِسُ tufasfisu			تُفَسْفِسَانِ tufasfisāni			تُفَسْفِسْنَ tufasfisna	يُفَسْفِسْنَ yufasfisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَسْفِسَ ʔufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسَ tufasfisa	يُفَسْفِسَ yufasfisa		تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	يُفَسْفِسَا yufasfisā		نُفَسْفِسَ nufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسُوا tufasfisū	يُفَسْفِسُوا yufasfisū
	f		تُفَسْفِسِي tufasfisī	تُفَسْفِسَ tufasfisa			تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā			تُفَسْفِسْنَ tufasfisna	يُفَسْفِسْنَ yufasfisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَسْفِسْ ʔufasfis	تُفَسْفِسْ tufasfis	يُفَسْفِسْ yufasfis		تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	يُفَسْفِسَا yufasfisā		نُفَسْفِسْ nufasfis	تُفَسْفِسُوا tufasfisū	يُفَسْفِسُوا yufasfisū
	f		تُفَسْفِسِي tufasfisī	تُفَسْفِسْ tufasfis			تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā			تُفَسْفِسْنَ tufasfisna	يُفَسْفِسْنَ yufasfisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فَسْفِسْ fasfis			فَسْفِسَا fasfisā				فَسْفِسُوا fasfisū
	f		فَسْفِسِي fasfisī							فَسْفِسْنَ fasfisna

Etymology 2

From Aramaic, cognate to Classical Syriac ܦܷܫܦܫܐ (pešpšā, “bug”) and Hebrew פִשְׁפֵשׁ (pišpēš, “bug”).

Noun

فَسْفَس • (fasfas) m (collective, singulative فَسْفَسة f (fasfasa), plural فَسَافِس (fasāfis))

1. predatory bugs particularly of the Triatoma gen.

Declension

Declension of noun فَسْفَس (fasfas)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسْفَس fasfas	الْفَسْفَس al-fasfas	فَسْفَس fasfas
Nominative	فَسْفَسٌ fasfasun	الْفَسْفَسُ al-fasfasu	فَسْفَسُ fasfasu
Accusative	فَسْفَسًا fasfasan	الْفَسْفَسَ al-fasfasa	فَسْفَسَ fasfasa
Genitive	فَسْفَسٍ fasfasin	الْفَسْفَسِ al-fasfasi	فَسْفَسِ fasfasi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسْفَسَة fasfasa	الْفَسْفَسَة al-fasfasa	فَسْفَسَة fasfasat
Nominative	فَسْفَسَةٌ fasfasatun	الْفَسْفَسَةُ al-fasfasatu	فَسْفَسَةُ fasfasatu
Accusative	فَسْفَسَةً fasfasatan	الْفَسْفَسَةَ al-fasfasata	فَسْفَسَةَ fasfasata
Genitive	فَسْفَسَةٍ fasfasatin	الْفَسْفَسَةِ al-fasfasati	فَسْفَسَةِ fasfasati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسْفَسَتَيْن fasfasatayn	الْفَسْفَسَتَيْن al-fasfasatayn	فَسْفَسَتَيْ fasfasatay
Nominative	فَسْفَسَتَانِ fasfasatāni	الْفَسْفَسَتَانِ al-fasfasatāni	فَسْفَسَتَا fasfasatā
Accusative	فَسْفَسَتَيْنِ fasfasatayni	الْفَسْفَسَتَيْنِ al-fasfasatayni	فَسْفَسَتَيْ fasfasatay
Genitive	فَسْفَسَتَيْنِ fasfasatayni	الْفَسْفَسَتَيْنِ al-fasfasatayni	فَسْفَسَتَيْ fasfasatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسْفَسَات fasfasāt	الْفَسْفَسَات al-fasfasāt	فَسْفَسَات fasfasāt
Nominative	فَسْفَسَاتٌ fasfasātun	الْفَسْفَسَاتُ al-fasfasātu	فَسْفَسَاتُ fasfasātu
Accusative	فَسْفَسَاتٍ fasfasātin	الْفَسْفَسَاتِ al-fasfasāti	فَسْفَسَاتِ fasfasāti
Genitive	فَسْفَسَاتٍ fasfasātin	الْفَسْفَسَاتِ al-fasfasāti	فَسْفَسَاتِ fasfasāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسَافِس fasāfis	الْفَسَافِس al-fasāfis	فَسَافِس fasāfis
Nominative	فَسَافِسُ fasāfisu	الْفَسَافِسُ al-fasāfisu	فَسَافِسُ fasāfisu
Accusative	فَسَافِسَ fasāfisa	الْفَسَافِسَ al-fasāfisa	فَسَافِسَ fasāfisa
Genitive	فَسَافِسَ fasāfisa	الْفَسَافِسِ al-fasāfisi	فَسَافِسِ fasāfisi

References

• “pšpš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “فسفس”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 266
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1904) Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[2] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 122
• Wahrmund, Adolf (1887) “فسفس”, in Handwörterbuch der neu-arabischen und deutschen Sprache‎^[3] (in German), volume 2, Gießen: J. Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, page 411
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فسفس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 964