فأس

See also: فاس‎, فاش‎, قاش‎, and قاس‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ء س‎ (f-ʾ-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 • (faʾs) m (plural فُؤُوس‎ (fuʾūs) or أَفْؤُس‎ (ʾafʾus))

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 (faʾs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَأْس faʾs	الْفَأْس‎ al-faʾs	فَأْس faʾs
Nominative	فَأْسٌ faʾsun	الْفَأْسُ‎ al-faʾsu	فَأْسُ faʾsu
Accusative	فَأْسًا‎ faʾsan	الْفَأْسَ‎ al-faʾsa	فَأْسَ faʾsa
Genitive	فَأْسٍ faʾsin	الْفَأْسِ‎ al-faʾsi	فَأْسِ faʾsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَأْسَيْن‎ faʾsayn	الْفَأْسَيْن‎ al-faʾsayn	فَأْسَيْ‎ faʾsay
Nominative	فَأْسَانِ‎ faʾsāni	الْفَأْسَانِ‎ al-faʾsāni	فَأْسَا‎ faʾsā
Accusative	فَأْسَيْنِ‎ faʾsayni	الْفَأْسَيْنِ‎ al-faʾsayni	فَأْسَيْ‎ faʾsay
Genitive	فَأْسَيْنِ‎ faʾsayni	الْفَأْسَيْنِ‎ al-faʾsayni	فَأْسَيْ‎ faʾsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُؤُوس‎‎; أَفْؤُس‎ fuʾūs‎; ʾafʾus	الْفُؤُوس‎‎; الْأَفْؤُس‎ al-fuʾūs‎; al-ʾafʾus	فُؤُوس‎‎; أَفْؤُس‎ fuʾūs‎; ʾafʾus
Nominative	فُؤُوسٌ‎‎; أَفْؤُسٌ‎ fuʾūsun‎; ʾafʾusun	الْفُؤُوسُ‎‎; الْأَفْؤُسُ‎ al-fuʾūsu‎; al-ʾafʾusu	فُؤُوسُ‎‎; أَفْؤُسُ‎ fuʾūsu‎; ʾafʾusu
Accusative	فُؤُوسًا‎‎; أَفْؤُسًا‎ fuʾūsan‎; ʾafʾusan	الْفُؤُوسَ‎‎; الْأَفْؤُسَ‎ al-fuʾūsa‎; al-ʾafʾusa	فُؤُوسَ‎‎; أَفْؤُسَ‎ fuʾūsa‎; ʾafʾusa
Genitive	فُؤُوسٍ‎‎; أَفْؤُسٍ‎ fuʾūsin‎; ʾafʾusin	الْفُؤُوسِ‎‎; الْأَفْؤُسِ‎ al-fuʾūsi‎; al-ʾafʾusi	فُؤُوسِ‎‎; أَفْؤُسِ‎ fuʾūsi‎; ʾafʾusi

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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