فسطاط

Arabic

Alternative forms

فُسْتَاط‎ (fustāṭ), فُسَّاط‎ (fussāṭ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek φοσσᾶτον (phossâton), from Late Latin fossātum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fus.tˤaːtˤ/, /fis.tˤaːtˤ/

Noun

فُسْطَاط or فِسْطَاط • (fusṭāṭ or fisṭāṭ) m (plural فَسَاطِيط‎ (fasāṭīṭ)) (obsolete, Egypt from about 640 CE)

borough, camp, fortification
- a. 1229, Yāqūt al-Ḥamawīy, Ferdinand Wüstenfeld, editor, كتاب معجم البلدان [kitāb muʿjam al-buldān]‎, volume 3, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, published 1868, page 896:

Declension

Declension of noun فُسْطَاط (fusṭāṭ)‎; فِسْطَاط (fisṭāṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُسْطَاط‎; فِسْطَاط fusṭāṭ‎; fisṭāṭ	الْفُسْطَاط‎‎; الْفِسْطَاط‎ al-fusṭāṭ‎; al-fisṭāṭ	فُسْطَاط‎; فِسْطَاط fusṭāṭ‎; fisṭāṭ
Nominative	فُسْطَاطٌ‎; فِسْطَاطٌ fusṭāṭun‎; fisṭāṭun	الْفُسْطَاطُ‎‎; الْفِسْطَاطُ‎ al-fusṭāṭu‎; al-fisṭāṭu	فُسْطَاطُ‎; فِسْطَاطُ fusṭāṭu‎; fisṭāṭu
Accusative	فُسْطَاطًا‎‎; فِسْطَاطًا‎ fusṭāṭan‎; fisṭāṭan	الْفُسْطَاطَ‎‎; الْفِسْطَاطَ‎ al-fusṭāṭa‎; al-fisṭāṭa	فُسْطَاطَ‎; فِسْطَاطَ fusṭāṭa‎; fisṭāṭa
Genitive	فُسْطَاطٍ‎; فِسْطَاطٍ fusṭāṭin‎; fisṭāṭin	الْفُسْطَاطِ‎‎; الْفِسْطَاطِ‎ al-fusṭāṭi‎; al-fisṭāṭi	فُسْطَاطِ‎; فِسْطَاطِ fusṭāṭi‎; fisṭāṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُسْطَاطَيْن‎‎; فِسْطَاطَيْن‎ fusṭāṭayn‎; fisṭāṭayn	الْفُسْطَاطَيْن‎‎; الْفِسْطَاطَيْن‎ al-fusṭāṭayn‎; al-fisṭāṭayn	فُسْطَاطَيْ‎‎; فِسْطَاطَيْ‎ fusṭāṭay‎; fisṭāṭay
Nominative	فُسْطَاطَانِ‎‎; فِسْطَاطَانِ‎ fusṭāṭāni‎; fisṭāṭāni	الْفُسْطَاطَانِ‎‎; الْفِسْطَاطَانِ‎ al-fusṭāṭāni‎; al-fisṭāṭāni	فُسْطَاطَا‎‎; فِسْطَاطَا‎ fusṭāṭā‎; fisṭāṭā
Accusative	فُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎‎; فِسْطَاطَيْنِ‎ fusṭāṭayni‎; fisṭāṭayni	الْفُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎‎; الْفِسْطَاطَيْنِ‎ al-fusṭāṭayni‎; al-fisṭāṭayni	فُسْطَاطَيْ‎‎; فِسْطَاطَيْ‎ fusṭāṭay‎; fisṭāṭay
Genitive	فُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎‎; فِسْطَاطَيْنِ‎ fusṭāṭayni‎; fisṭāṭayni	الْفُسْطَاطَيْنِ‎‎; الْفِسْطَاطَيْنِ‎ al-fusṭāṭayni‎; al-fisṭāṭayni	فُسْطَاطَيْ‎‎; فِسْطَاطَيْ‎ fusṭāṭay‎; fisṭāṭay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسَاطِيط‎ fasāṭīṭ	الْفَسَاطِيط‎ al-fasāṭīṭ	فَسَاطِيط‎ fasāṭīṭ
Nominative	فَسَاطِيطُ‎ fasāṭīṭu	الْفَسَاطِيطُ‎ al-fasāṭīṭu	فَسَاطِيطُ‎ fasāṭīṭu
Accusative	فَسَاطِيطَ‎ fasāṭīṭa	الْفَسَاطِيطَ‎ al-fasāṭīṭa	فَسَاطِيطَ‎ fasāṭīṭa
Genitive	فَسَاطِيطَ‎ fasāṭīṭa	الْفَسَاطِيطِ‎ al-fasāṭīṭi	فَسَاطِيطِ‎ fasāṭīṭi

Derived terms

الْفُسْطَاط‎ (al-fusṭāṭ)

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