مفصل

See also: مفضل‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun of place from the root ف ص ل‎ (f-ṣ-l), with the noun itself forming the denominal root م ف ص ل‎ (m-f-ṣ-l), whence تَمَفْصَلَ‎ (tamafṣala, “to connect as joints; to form a joint”), among others, derives.

Noun

مَفْصِل • (mafṣil) m (plural مَفَاصِل‎ (mafāṣil))

  1. knuckle
    Synonym: بُرْجُمَة‎ (burjuma)
  2. skeletal joint
    Synonym: مَوْصِل‎ (mawṣil)
Declension

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of فَصَّلَ‎ (faṣṣala, “to detail”), from the root ف ص ل‎ (f-ṣ-l).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.fasˤ.sˤal/

Adjective

مُفَصَّل • (mufaṣṣal) (feminine مُفَصَّلَة‎ (mufaṣṣala), masculine plural مُفَصَّلُونَ‎ (mufaṣṣalūna), feminine plural مُفَصَّلَات‎ (mufaṣṣalāt))

  1. detailed
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: müfəssəl
  • Persian: مفصل‎ (mofassal)
  • Turkish: mufassal
  • Uzbek: mufassal

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “مفصل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَفْصِل‎ (mafṣil, “knuckle; joint”).

Noun

مفصل • (mafsal) (plural مفاصل‎ (mafasal))

  1. (anatomy) joint, articulation, any part of the body where two bones join

Derived terms

  • مفصلی‎ (mafsali, “articular”)

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ص ل‎

Etymology

From Arabic مَفْصِل‎ (mafṣil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maf.sˤal/, [ˈmɑf.sˤɑl]
  • (file)

Noun

مفصل • (mafṣal) m (plural مفاصل‎ (mafāṣel))

  1. joint (anatomy)
  2. hinge (of a door etc.)
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