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فصيح
فصيح
See also: فصیح
Arabic
Adjective
فَصِيح • (faṣīḥ) (feminine فَصِيحَة (faṣīḥa), masculine plural فُصَحَاء (fuṣaḥāʾ) or فِصَاح (fiṣāḥ) or فُصُح (fuṣuḥ), feminine plural فِصَاح (fiṣāḥ) or فَصَائِح (faṣāʾiḥ), elative أَفْصَح (ʾafṣaḥ))
- pure in language (especially of literary Arabic)
- eloquent
- fluent
- loquacious, voluble
- clear and distinct in speech
Declension
Declension of adjective فَصِيح (faṣīḥ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَصِيح faṣīḥ |
الْفَصِيح al-faṣīḥ |
فَصِيحَة faṣīḥa |
الْفَصِيحَة al-faṣīḥa |
| Nominative | فَصِيحٌ faṣīḥun |
الْفَصِيحُ al-faṣīḥu |
فَصِيحَةٌ faṣīḥatun |
الْفَصِيحَةُ al-faṣīḥatu |
| Accusative | فَصِيحًا faṣīḥan |
الْفَصِيحَ al-faṣīḥa |
فَصِيحَةً faṣīḥatan |
الْفَصِيحَةَ al-faṣīḥata |
| Genitive | فَصِيحٍ faṣīḥin |
الْفَصِيحِ al-faṣīḥi |
فَصِيحَةٍ faṣīḥatin |
الْفَصِيحَةِ al-faṣīḥati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَصِيحَيْن faṣīḥayn |
الْفَصِيحَيْن al-faṣīḥayn |
فَصِيحَتَيْن faṣīḥatayn |
الْفَصِيحَتَيْن al-faṣīḥatayn |
| Nominative | فَصِيحَانِ faṣīḥāni |
الْفَصِيحَانِ al-faṣīḥāni |
فَصِيحَتَانِ faṣīḥatāni |
الْفَصِيحَتَانِ al-faṣīḥatāni |
| Accusative | فَصِيحَيْنِ faṣīḥayni |
الْفَصِيحَيْنِ al-faṣīḥayni |
فَصِيحَتَيْنِ faṣīḥatayni |
الْفَصِيحَتَيْنِ al-faṣīḥatayni |
| Genitive | فَصِيحَيْنِ faṣīḥayni |
الْفَصِيحَيْنِ al-faṣīḥayni |
فَصِيحَتَيْنِ faṣīḥatayni |
الْفَصِيحَتَيْنِ al-faṣīḥatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فُصَحَاء; فِصَاح; فُصُح fuṣaḥāʾ; fiṣāḥ; fuṣuḥ |
الْفُصَحَاء; الْفِصَاح; الْفُصُح al-fuṣaḥāʾ; al-fiṣāḥ; al-fuṣuḥ |
فِصَاح; فَصَائِح fiṣāḥ; faṣāʾiḥ |
الْفِصَاح; الْفَصَائِح al-fiṣāḥ; al-faṣāʾiḥ |
| Nominative | فُصَحَاءُ; فِصَاحٌ; فُصُحٌ fuṣaḥāʾu; fiṣāḥun; fuṣuḥun |
الْفُصَحَاءُ; الْفِصَاحُ; الْفُصُحُ al-fuṣaḥāʾu; al-fiṣāḥu; al-fuṣuḥu |
فِصَاحٌ; فَصَائِحُ fiṣāḥun; faṣāʾiḥu |
الْفِصَاحُ; الْفَصَائِحُ al-fiṣāḥu; al-faṣāʾiḥu |
| Accusative | فُصَحَاءَ; فِصَاحًا; فُصُحًا fuṣaḥāʾa; fiṣāḥan; fuṣuḥan |
الْفُصَحَاءَ; الْفِصَاحَ; الْفُصُحَ al-fuṣaḥāʾa; al-fiṣāḥa; al-fuṣuḥa |
فِصَاحًا; فَصَائِحَ fiṣāḥan; faṣāʾiḥa |
الْفِصَاحَ; الْفَصَائِحَ al-fiṣāḥa; al-faṣāʾiḥa |
| Genitive | فُصَحَاءَ; فِصَاحٍ; فُصُحٍ fuṣaḥāʾa; fiṣāḥin; fuṣuḥin |
الْفُصَحَاءِ; الْفِصَاحِ; الْفُصُحِ al-fuṣaḥāʾi; al-fiṣāḥi; al-fuṣuḥi |
فِصَاحٍ; فَصَائِحَ fiṣāḥin; faṣāʾiḥa |
الْفِصَاحِ; الْفَصَائِحِ al-fiṣāḥi; al-faṣāʾiḥi |
Synonyms
- (eloquent): فَصْح (faṣḥ)
Descendants
- Persian: فصیح (fasih)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “فصيح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “فصح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4
See also
- لُغَة عَرَبِيَّة فُصْحَى (luḡa ʿarabiyya fuṣḥā)