فص

Arabic

Root
ف ص ص (f ṣ ṣ)
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fasˤsˤ/, IPA^(key): /fusˤsˤ/, IPA^(key): /fisˤsˤ/

Noun

فَصّ or فُصّ or فِصّ • (faṣṣ or fuṣṣ or fiṣṣ) m (plural فُصُوص (fuṣūṣ)) (countable)

1. a roundish object that is apparently or actually attached to or separable from another object
   1. a circular, dome-shaped, or spherical object set into another (like the stone of a ring, the bead of an earring, or the pupil of the eye)
      • 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 48:241:

        كَانَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَفَصُّهُ مِنْهُ.

        kāna ḵātamu n-nabiyyi min fiḍḍatin wafaṣṣuhu minhu.

        The ring of the Prophet was of silver, and its stone was of it [likewise].

   2. the core, kernel, or nucleus of a proposition or idea
2. a roundish object of many forming a composite whole
   1. a semicircular division of a fruit (as in citrus fruits, like mandarins or oranges), a segment
   2. a semicircular bulb (as in garlic), a clove
   3. (anatomy) a gross anatomical division or extension of an organ (as of a brain, a liver, or a kidney), a lobe

Declension

Declension of noun فَصّ (faṣṣ)‎; فُصّ (fuṣṣ)‎; فِصّ (fiṣṣ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَصّ‎; فُصّ‎; فِصّ faṣṣ‎; fuṣṣ‎; fiṣṣ	الْفَصّ‎; الْفُصّ‎; الْفِصّ al-faṣṣ‎; al-fuṣṣ‎; al-fiṣṣ	فَصّ‎; فُصّ‎; فِصّ faṣṣ‎; fuṣṣ‎; fiṣṣ
Nominative	فَصٌّ‎; فُصٌّ‎; فِصٌّ faṣṣun‎; fuṣṣun‎; fiṣṣun	الْفَصُّ‎; الْفُصُّ‎; الْفِصُّ al-faṣṣu‎; al-fuṣṣu‎; al-fiṣṣu	فَصُّ‎; فُصُّ‎; فِصُّ faṣṣu‎; fuṣṣu‎; fiṣṣu
Accusative	فَصًّا‎; فُصًّا‎; فِصًّا faṣṣan‎; fuṣṣan‎; fiṣṣan	الْفَصَّ‎; الْفُصَّ‎; الْفِصَّ al-faṣṣa‎; al-fuṣṣa‎; al-fiṣṣa	فَصَّ‎; فُصَّ‎; فِصَّ faṣṣa‎; fuṣṣa‎; fiṣṣa
Genitive	فَصٍّ‎; فُصٍّ‎; فِصٍّ faṣṣin‎; fuṣṣin‎; fiṣṣin	الْفَصِّ‎; الْفُصِّ‎; الْفِصِّ al-faṣṣi‎; al-fuṣṣi‎; al-fiṣṣi	فَصِّ‎; فُصِّ‎; فِصِّ faṣṣi‎; fuṣṣi‎; fiṣṣi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَصَّيْن‎; فُصَّيْن‎; فِصَّيْن faṣṣayn‎; fuṣṣayn‎; fiṣṣayn	الْفَصَّيْن‎; الْفُصَّيْن‎; الْفِصَّيْن al-faṣṣayn‎; al-fuṣṣayn‎; al-fiṣṣayn	فَصَّيْ‎; فُصَّيْ‎; فِصَّيْ faṣṣay‎; fuṣṣay‎; fiṣṣay
Nominative	فَصَّانِ‎; فُصَّانِ‎; فِصَّانِ faṣṣāni‎; fuṣṣāni‎; fiṣṣāni	الْفَصَّانِ‎; الْفُصَّانِ‎; الْفِصَّانِ al-faṣṣāni‎; al-fuṣṣāni‎; al-fiṣṣāni	فَصَّا‎; فُصَّا‎; فِصَّا faṣṣā‎; fuṣṣā‎; fiṣṣā
Accusative	فَصَّيْنِ‎; فُصَّيْنِ‎; فِصَّيْنِ faṣṣayni‎; fuṣṣayni‎; fiṣṣayni	الْفَصَّيْنِ‎; الْفُصَّيْنِ‎; الْفِصَّيْنِ al-faṣṣayni‎; al-fuṣṣayni‎; al-fiṣṣayni	فَصَّيْ‎; فُصَّيْ‎; فِصَّيْ faṣṣay‎; fuṣṣay‎; fiṣṣay
Genitive	فَصَّيْنِ‎; فُصَّيْنِ‎; فِصَّيْنِ faṣṣayni‎; fuṣṣayni‎; fiṣṣayni	الْفَصَّيْنِ‎; الْفُصَّيْنِ‎; الْفِصَّيْنِ al-faṣṣayni‎; al-fuṣṣayni‎; al-fiṣṣayni	فَصَّيْ‎; فُصَّيْ‎; فِصَّيْ faṣṣay‎; fuṣṣay‎; fiṣṣay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُصُوص fuṣūṣ	الْفُصُوص al-fuṣūṣ	فُصُوص fuṣūṣ
Nominative	فُصُوصٌ fuṣūṣun	الْفُصُوصُ al-fuṣūṣu	فُصُوصُ fuṣūṣu
Accusative	فُصُوصًا fuṣūṣan	الْفُصُوصَ al-fuṣūṣa	فُصُوصَ fuṣūṣa
Genitive	فُصُوصٍ fuṣūṣin	الْفُصُوصِ al-fuṣūṣi	فُصُوصِ fuṣūṣi

References

• Freytag, Georg (1835) “فص”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 350
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فص”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2403
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فص”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 965