فأس

See also: فاس‎, فاش‎, قاش‎, and قاس‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ء س‎ (f-ʔ-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 • (faʔs) f (plural فُؤُوس‎ (fuʔūs) or أَفْؤُس‎ (ʔafʔus))

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
1. a name for the constellation Ursa Minor

Declension

Declension of noun فَأْس (faʔs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَأْس faʔs	الْفَأْس‎ al-faʔs	فَأْس faʔs
Nominative	فَأْسٌ faʔsun	الْفَأْسُ‎ al-faʔsu	فَأْسُ faʔsu
Accusative	فَأْسًا‎ faʔsan	الْفَأْسَ‎ al-faʔsa	فَأْسَ faʔsa
Genitive	فَأْسٍ faʔsin	الْفَأْسِ‎ al-faʔsi	فَأْسِ faʔsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَأْسَيْن‎ faʔsayn	الْفَأْسَيْن‎ al-faʔsayn	فَأْسَيْ‎ faʔsay
Nominative	فَأْسَانِ‎ faʔsāni	الْفَأْسَانِ‎ al-faʔsāni	فَأْسَا‎ faʔsā
Accusative	فَأْسَيْنِ‎ faʔsayni	الْفَأْسَيْنِ‎ al-faʔsayni	فَأْسَيْ‎ faʔsay
Genitive	فَأْسَيْنِ‎ faʔsayni	الْفَأْسَيْنِ‎ al-faʔsayni	فَأْسَيْ‎ faʔsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُؤُوس‎‎; أَفْؤُس‎ fuʔūs‎; ʔafʔus	الْفُؤُوس‎‎; الْأَفْؤُس‎ al-fuʔūs‎; al-ʔafʔus	فُؤُوس‎‎; أَفْؤُس‎ fuʔūs‎; ʔafʔus
Nominative	فُؤُوسٌ‎‎; أَفْؤُسٌ‎ fuʔūsun‎; ʔafʔusun	الْفُؤُوسُ‎‎; الْأَفْؤُسُ‎ al-fuʔūsu‎; al-ʔafʔusu	فُؤُوسُ‎‎; أَفْؤُسُ‎ fuʔūsu‎; ʔafʔusu
Accusative	فُؤُوسًا‎‎; أَفْؤُسًا‎ fuʔūsan‎; ʔafʔusan	الْفُؤُوسَ‎‎; الْأَفْؤُسَ‎ al-fuʔūsa‎; al-ʔafʔusa	فُؤُوسَ‎‎; أَفْؤُسَ‎ fuʔūsa‎; ʔafʔusa
Genitive	فُؤُوسٍ‎‎; أَفْؤُسٍ‎ fuʔūsin‎; ʔafʔusin	الْفُؤُوسِ‎‎; الْأَفْؤُسِ‎ al-fuʔūsi‎; al-ʔafʔusi	فُؤُوسِ‎‎; أَفْؤُسِ‎ fuʔūsi‎; ʔafʔusi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: فاس‎ (fās)
Maltese: fies
Moroccan Arabic: فاس‎ (fās)
Sicilian: fesi

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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