فصيح

See also: فصیح

Arabic
Root
ف ص ح (f-ṣ-ḥ)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb فَصُحَ (faṣuḥa, “to become eloquent”).

Adjective

فَصِيح • (faṣīḥ) (feminine فَصِيحَة (faṣīḥa), common plural فِصَاح (fiṣāḥ), masculine plural فُصَحَاء (fuṣaḥāʔ) or فُصُح (fuṣuḥ), feminine plural فَصِيحَات (faṣīḥāt) or فَصَائِح (faṣāʔiḥ), elative أَفْصَح (ʔafṣaḥ))

  1. pure in language (especially of literary Arabic)
  2. eloquent
  3. fluent
  4. loquacious, voluble
  5. 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 sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal فُصَحَاء‎; فُصُح‎; فِصَاح
fuṣaḥāʔ‎; fuṣuḥ‎; fiṣāḥ		 الْفُصَحَاء‎; الْفُصُح‎; الْفِصَاح
al-fuṣaḥāʔ‎; al-fuṣuḥ‎; al-fiṣāḥ		 فَصِيحَات‎; فَصَائِح‎; فِصَاح
faṣīḥāt‎; faṣāʔiḥ‎; fiṣāḥ		 الْفَصِيحَات‎; الْفَصَائِح‎; الْفِصَاح
al-faṣīḥāt‎; al-faṣāʔiḥ‎; al-fiṣāḥ
Nominative فُصَحَاءُ‎; فُصُحٌ‎; فِصَاحٌ
fuṣaḥāʔu‎; fuṣuḥun‎; fiṣāḥun		 الْفُصَحَاءُ‎; الْفُصُحُ‎; الْفِصَاحُ
al-fuṣaḥāʔu‎; al-fuṣuḥu‎; al-fiṣāḥu		 فَصِيحَاتٌ‎; فَصَائِحُ‎; فِصَاحٌ
faṣīḥātun‎; faṣāʔiḥu‎; fiṣāḥun		 الْفَصِيحَاتُ‎; الْفَصَائِحُ‎; الْفِصَاحُ
al-faṣīḥātu‎; al-faṣāʔiḥu‎; al-fiṣāḥu
Accusative فُصَحَاءَ‎; فُصُحًا‎; فِصَاحًا
fuṣaḥāʔa‎; fuṣuḥan‎; fiṣāḥan		 الْفُصَحَاءَ‎; الْفُصُحَ‎; الْفِصَاحَ
al-fuṣaḥāʔa‎; al-fuṣuḥa‎; al-fiṣāḥa		 فَصِيحَاتٍ‎; فَصَائِحَ‎; فِصَاحًا
faṣīḥātin‎; faṣāʔiḥa‎; fiṣāḥan		 الْفَصِيحَاتِ‎; الْفَصَائِحَ‎; الْفِصَاحَ
al-faṣīḥāti‎; al-faṣāʔiḥa‎; al-fiṣāḥa
Genitive فُصَحَاءَ‎; فُصُحٍ‎; فِصَاحٍ
fuṣaḥāʔa‎; fuṣuḥin‎; fiṣāḥin		 الْفُصَحَاءِ‎; الْفُصُحِ‎; الْفِصَاحِ
al-fuṣaḥāʔi‎; al-fuṣuḥi‎; al-fiṣāḥi		 فَصِيحَاتٍ‎; فَصَائِحَ‎; فِصَاحٍ
faṣīḥātin‎; faṣāʔiḥa‎; fiṣāḥin		 الْفَصِيحَاتِ‎; الْفَصَائِحِ‎; الْفِصَاحِ
al-faṣīḥāti‎; al-faṣāʔiḥi‎; al-fiṣāḥi

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: fəsih
  • Persian: فصیح (fasih)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: فصیح
  • → Indonesian: fasih
  • → Malay: fasih
  • → Swahili: fasihi

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

See also
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