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
Dual	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