Arabic

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Root
ف س د (f s d)
5 terms

Etymology

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Verbal noun of فَسَدَ (fasada).

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Noun

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فَسَاد (fasādm

  1. verbal noun of فَسَدَ (fasada) (form I).
  2. corruption
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:77:
      وَلَا تَبْغِ ٱلْفَسَادَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ؛ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ.
      walā tabḡi l-fasāda fī l-ʔarḍi; ʔinna l-laha lā yuḥibbu l-mufsidīna.
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  3. rottenness, spoiledness
  4. depravity, wickedness

Descendants

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  • Maltese: fsied
  • Azerbaijani: fəsad
  • Northern Kurdish: fesad
  • Bengali: ফ্যাসাদ (fesad)
  • Persian: فساد (fasâd)
  • Ottoman Turkish: فساد (fesâd)
  • Uzbek: fasod

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فَسَاد (fasād, corruption, depravity).

Noun

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فساد (fesâd) (definite accusative فسادی (fesâdı), plural فسادات (fesâdât))

  1. depravity, wickedness, corruption, immorality, the state or quality of being immoral or depraved
    Synonym: بوزلمه (bozulma)
  2. sedition, the organized incitement of rebellion against an authority, state, or established order
    Synonym: فتنه (fitne)
  3. intrigue, machination, a clandestine and secret plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose
    Synonym: فتنه (fitne)
  4. (Islam) fasad, all the immoral practices that have been declared against Islam, in contrast with islah

Derived terms

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  • افساد (ifsâd, corruption; instigation)
  • فاسد (fâsid, wicked, corrupted, tainted)
  • مفسد (müfsid, harmful)

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فَسَاد (fasād).

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Readings
Classical reading? fasāḏ
Dari reading? fasād
Iranian reading? fasâd, fesâd
Tajik reading? fasod

Noun

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Dari فساد
Iranian Persian
Tajik фасод

فساد (fasâd, fesâd)

  1. corruption

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian فساد (fasād).

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فساد (fasād? (Hindi spelling फ़साद)

  1. riot, feud, outbreak