Appendix:Arabic roots/ف س د

Arabic

Root

ف س د • (f s d)

1. Forms terms related to badness, corruption, and decay

Derived terms

• Form I: فَسَدَ (fasada)
  • Verbal noun: فَسَاد (fasād)
  • Active participle: فَاسِد (fāsid)
  • Passive participle: مَفْسُود (mafsūd)
• Form II: فَسَّدَ (fassada)
  • Verbal noun: تَفْسِيد (tafsīd)
  • Active participle: مُفَسِّد (mufassid)
  • Passive participle: مُفَسَّد (mufassad)
• Form IV: أَفْسَدَ (ʔafsada)
  • Verbal noun: إِفْسَاد (ʔifsād)
  • Active participle: مُفْسِد (mufsid)
  • Passive participle: مُفْسَد (mufsad)
• Form VII: اِنْفَسَدَ (infasada)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْفِسَاد (infisād)
  • Active participle: مُنْفَسِد (munfasid)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “Arabic roots/ف س د”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz