Arabic edit

Root
ف س د (f-s-d)

Etymology edit

Derived from the active participle of فَسَدَ (fasada, to be or become spoiled, to be or become wicked, to be empty).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

فَاسِد (fāsid) (feminine فَاسِدَة (fāsida), masculine plural فَاسِدُون (fāsidūn) or فَسْدَى (fasdā), elative أَفْسَد (ʔafsad))

  1. spoiled, rotten
  2. corrupt
  3. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) destructive

Declension edit

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Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic فَاسِد (fāsid).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? fāsiḏ
Dari reading? fāsid
Iranian reading? fâsed
Tajik reading? fosid

Adjective edit

فاسد (fâsed)

  1. spoiled; rotten
    Synonyms: خراب (xarâb), پوسیده (puside)
    سبزیجات فاسدsabzijât-e fâsedspoiled vegetables
    دندان فاسدdandân-e fâsedrotten teeth
  2. corrupt; morally bankrupt
    Synonyms: شریر (šarir), بداخلاق (bad-axlâq)
    پسر فاسدpesar-e fâseddelinquent boy
    این دولت فاسد است.
    in dowlat fâsed ast.
    This government is rotten.

Derived terms edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ف س د
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic فَاسِد (fāsid).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /faː.sed/, [ˈfæː.sɪd]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

فاسد (fāsed) (feminine فاسدة (fāsde), common plural فسدى (fasda), elative أفسد (ʔafsad))

  1. spoiled, rotten

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic فَاسِد (fāsid).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

فاسِد (fāsid) (Hindi spelling फ़ासिद)

  1. corrupt