Arabic

Adverb

فَوْقُ • ‎(fawqu)

1. above

Usage notes

This originates as a case form of a defective noun فَوْق ‎(fawq, “location that is above”). It is declined normally when definite or in the construct state, e.g. الفَوْقُ ‎(al-fawqu, “the location that is above”), فَوْقُهُ ‎(fawquhu, “his upper part”). Other forms are the adverbial accusative in the preposition فَوْقَ ‎(fawqa, “above”), the genitive in the expression مِن فَوْقٍ ‎(min fawqin, “from above, above”) (also with an attached pronoun, as in مِن فَوْقِهِم ‎(min fawqihim, “(from) above them”)), and the irregular expression مِن فَوْقُ ‎(min fawqu, “(from) above”).

References

• “فوق” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 2

Adverbial accusative of فَوْق ‎(fawq, “location that is above”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

فَوْقَ • ‎(fawqa)

1. above, on top of

Inflection

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːʔ/

Preposition

فوق • ‎(fooq)

1. above, on top of

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فَوْق ‎(fawq)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːɡ/, [ˈfo̞ːɡ]

Preposition

فوق • ‎(fōg)

1. up
2. above
3. on top of