فسفس

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the reduplicated root ف س ف س (f-s-f-s).

Verb edit

فَسْفَسَ • (fasfasa) Iq, non-past يُفَسْفِسُ‎ (yufasfisu)

to aggravate one's stupidity, to be extremely stupid

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of

فَسْفَسَ

(form-Iq sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					فَسْفَسَة fasfasa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُفَسْفِس mufasfis
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَسْفَسْتُ fasfastu	فَسْفَسْتَ fasfasta	فَسْفَسَ fasfasa	فَسْفَسْتُمَا fasfastumā	فَسْفَسَا fasfasā	فَسْفَسْنَا fasfasnā	فَسْفَسْتُمْ fasfastum	فَسْفَسُوا fasfasū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	فَسْفَسْتُ fasfastu	فَسْفَسْتِ fasfasti	فَسْفَسَتْ fasfasat	فَسْفَسْتُمَا fasfastumā	فَسْفَسَتَا fasfasatā	فَسْفَسْنَا fasfasnā	فَسْفَسْتُنَّ fasfastunna	فَسْفَسْنَ fasfasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَسْفِسُ ʔufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسُ tufasfisu	يُفَسْفِسُ yufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسَانِ tufasfisāni	يُفَسْفِسَانِ yufasfisāni	نُفَسْفِسُ nufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسُونَ tufasfisūna	يُفَسْفِسُونَ yufasfisūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُفَسْفِسُ ʔufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسِينَ tufasfisīna	تُفَسْفِسُ tufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسَانِ tufasfisāni	تُفَسْفِسَانِ tufasfisāni	نُفَسْفِسُ nufasfisu	تُفَسْفِسْنَ tufasfisna	يُفَسْفِسْنَ yufasfisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَسْفِسَ ʔufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسَ tufasfisa	يُفَسْفِسَ yufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	يُفَسْفِسَا yufasfisā	نُفَسْفِسَ nufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسُوا tufasfisū	يُفَسْفِسُوا yufasfisū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُفَسْفِسَ ʔufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسِي tufasfisī	تُفَسْفِسَ tufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	نُفَسْفِسَ nufasfisa	تُفَسْفِسْنَ tufasfisna	يُفَسْفِسْنَ yufasfisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَسْفِسْ ʔufasfis	تُفَسْفِسْ tufasfis	يُفَسْفِسْ yufasfis	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	يُفَسْفِسَا yufasfisā	نُفَسْفِسْ nufasfis	تُفَسْفِسُوا tufasfisū	يُفَسْفِسُوا yufasfisū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُفَسْفِسْ ʔufasfis	تُفَسْفِسِي tufasfisī	تُفَسْفِسْ tufasfis	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	تُفَسْفِسَا tufasfisā	نُفَسْفِسْ nufasfis	تُفَسْفِسْنَ tufasfisna	يُفَسْفِسْنَ yufasfisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فَسْفِسْ fasfis		فَسْفِسَا fasfisā			فَسْفِسُوا fasfisū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		فَسْفِسِي fasfisī		فَسْفِسَا fasfisā			فَسْفِسْنَ fasfisna

Etymology 2 edit

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From Aramaic, cognate to Classical Syriac ܦܷܫܦܫܐ (pešpšā, “bug”) and Hebrew פִשְׁפֵשׁ (pišpēš, “bug”).

Noun edit

فَسْفَس • (fasfas) m (collective, singulative فَسْفَسة f (fasfasa), plural فَسَافِس (fasāfis))

predatory bugs particularly of the Triatoma gen.

Declension edit

Declension of noun فَسْفَس (fasfas)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسْفَس fasfas	الْفَسْفَس al-fasfas	فَسْفَس fasfas
Nominative	فَسْفَسٌ fasfasun	الْفَسْفَسُ al-fasfasu	فَسْفَسُ fasfasu
Accusative	فَسْفَسًا fasfasan	الْفَسْفَسَ al-fasfasa	فَسْفَسَ fasfasa
Genitive	فَسْفَسٍ fasfasin	الْفَسْفَسِ al-fasfasi	فَسْفَسِ fasfasi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسْفَسَة fasfasa	الْفَسْفَسَة al-fasfasa	فَسْفَسَة fasfasat
Nominative	فَسْفَسَةٌ fasfasatun	الْفَسْفَسَةُ al-fasfasatu	فَسْفَسَةُ fasfasatu
Accusative	فَسْفَسَةً fasfasatan	الْفَسْفَسَةَ al-fasfasata	فَسْفَسَةَ fasfasata
Genitive	فَسْفَسَةٍ fasfasatin	الْفَسْفَسَةِ al-fasfasati	فَسْفَسَةِ fasfasati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسْفَسَتَيْن fasfasatayn	الْفَسْفَسَتَيْن al-fasfasatayn	فَسْفَسَتَيْ fasfasatay
Nominative	فَسْفَسَتَانِ fasfasatāni	الْفَسْفَسَتَانِ al-fasfasatāni	فَسْفَسَتَا fasfasatā
Accusative	فَسْفَسَتَيْنِ fasfasatayni	الْفَسْفَسَتَيْنِ al-fasfasatayni	فَسْفَسَتَيْ fasfasatay
Genitive	فَسْفَسَتَيْنِ fasfasatayni	الْفَسْفَسَتَيْنِ al-fasfasatayni	فَسْفَسَتَيْ fasfasatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسْفَسَات fasfasāt	الْفَسْفَسَات al-fasfasāt	فَسْفَسَات fasfasāt
Nominative	فَسْفَسَاتٌ fasfasātun	الْفَسْفَسَاتُ al-fasfasātu	فَسْفَسَاتُ fasfasātu
Accusative	فَسْفَسَاتٍ fasfasātin	الْفَسْفَسَاتِ al-fasfasāti	فَسْفَسَاتِ fasfasāti
Genitive	فَسْفَسَاتٍ fasfasātin	الْفَسْفَسَاتِ al-fasfasāti	فَسْفَسَاتِ fasfasāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural diptote
Plural of variety	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَسَافِس fasāfis	الْفَسَافِس al-fasāfis	فَسَافِس fasāfis
Nominative	فَسَافِسُ fasāfisu	الْفَسَافِسُ al-fasāfisu	فَسَافِسُ fasāfisu
Accusative	فَسَافِسَ fasāfisa	الْفَسَافِسَ al-fasāfisa	فَسَافِسَ fasāfisa
Genitive	فَسَافِسَ fasāfisa	الْفَسَافِسِ al-fasāfisi	فَسَافِسِ fasāfisi

References edit

“pšpš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “فسفس”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 266
Nöldeke, Theodor (1904) Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[2] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 122
Wahrmund, Adolf (1887) “فسفس”, in Handwörterbuch der neu-arabischen und deutschen Sprache‎^[3] (in German), volume 2, Gießen: J. Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, page 411
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فسفس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 964