فصح

See also: ف ض ح

Arabic

Root
ف ص ح (f ṣ ḥ)
4 terms

Etymology 1.1

Possibly related to Hebrew פָּצָה (patsá, “to open one's mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.sˤu.ħa/

Verb

فَصُحَ • (faṣuḥa) I (non-past يَفْصُحُ (yafṣuḥu), verbal noun فَصَاحَة (faṣāḥa))

1. to be eloquent, to speak clearly

Conjugation

    Conjugation of فَصُحَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive, verbal noun فَصَاحَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَصَاحَة faṣāḥa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَصْح, فَصِيح faṣḥ, faṣīḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَصُحْتُ faṣuḥtu	فَصُحْتَ faṣuḥta	فَصُحَ faṣuḥa		فَصُحْتُمَا faṣuḥtumā	فَصُحَا faṣuḥā		فَصُحْنَا faṣuḥnā	فَصُحْتُمْ faṣuḥtum	فَصُحُوا faṣuḥū
	f		فَصُحْتِ faṣuḥti	فَصُحَتْ faṣuḥat			فَصُحَتَا faṣuḥatā			فَصُحْتُنَّ faṣuḥtunna	فَصُحْنَ faṣuḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْصُحُ ʔafṣuḥu	تَفْصُحُ tafṣuḥu	يَفْصُحُ yafṣuḥu		تَفْصُحَانِ tafṣuḥāni	يَفْصُحَانِ yafṣuḥāni		نَفْصُحُ nafṣuḥu	تَفْصُحُونَ tafṣuḥūna	يَفْصُحُونَ yafṣuḥūna
	f		تَفْصُحِينَ tafṣuḥīna	تَفْصُحُ tafṣuḥu			تَفْصُحَانِ tafṣuḥāni			تَفْصُحْنَ tafṣuḥna	يَفْصُحْنَ yafṣuḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْصُحَ ʔafṣuḥa	تَفْصُحَ tafṣuḥa	يَفْصُحَ yafṣuḥa		تَفْصُحَا tafṣuḥā	يَفْصُحَا yafṣuḥā		نَفْصُحَ nafṣuḥa	تَفْصُحُوا tafṣuḥū	يَفْصُحُوا yafṣuḥū
	f		تَفْصُحِي tafṣuḥī	تَفْصُحَ tafṣuḥa			تَفْصُحَا tafṣuḥā			تَفْصُحْنَ tafṣuḥna	يَفْصُحْنَ yafṣuḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْصُحْ ʔafṣuḥ	تَفْصُحْ tafṣuḥ	يَفْصُحْ yafṣuḥ		تَفْصُحَا tafṣuḥā	يَفْصُحَا yafṣuḥā		نَفْصُحْ nafṣuḥ	تَفْصُحُوا tafṣuḥū	يَفْصُحُوا yafṣuḥū
	f		تَفْصُحِي tafṣuḥī	تَفْصُحْ tafṣuḥ			تَفْصُحَا tafṣuḥā			تَفْصُحْنَ tafṣuḥna	يَفْصُحْنَ yafṣuḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُفْصُحْ ufṣuḥ			اُفْصُحَا ufṣuḥā				اُفْصُحُوا ufṣuḥū
	f		اُفْصُحِي ufṣuḥī							اُفْصُحْنَ ufṣuḥna

=Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fasˤħ/

Adjective

فَصْح • (faṣḥ) (feminine فَصْحَة (faṣḥa), masculine plural فُصَحَاء (fuṣaḥāʔ) or فِصَاح (fiṣāḥ) or فُصُح (fuṣuḥ), elative أَفْصَح (ʔafṣaḥ))

1. eloquent, speaking distinctly and elegantly

Declension

Declension of adjective فَصْح (faṣḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَصْح faṣḥ	الْفَصْح al-faṣḥ	فَصْحَة faṣḥa	الْفَصْحَة al-faṣḥa
Nominative	فَصْحٌ faṣḥun	الْفَصْحُ al-faṣḥu	فَصْحَةٌ faṣḥatun	الْفَصْحَةُ al-faṣḥatu
Accusative	فَصْحًا faṣḥan	الْفَصْحَ al-faṣḥa	فَصْحَةً faṣḥatan	الْفَصْحَةَ al-faṣḥata
Genitive	فَصْحٍ faṣḥin	الْفَصْحِ al-faṣḥi	فَصْحَةٍ faṣḥatin	الْفَصْحَةِ al-faṣḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَصْحَيْن faṣḥayn	الْفَصْحَيْن al-faṣḥayn	فَصْحَتَيْن faṣḥatayn	الْفَصْحَتَيْن al-faṣḥatayn
Nominative	فَصْحَانِ faṣḥāni	الْفَصْحَانِ al-faṣḥāni	فَصْحَتَانِ faṣḥatāni	الْفَصْحَتَانِ al-faṣḥatāni
Accusative	فَصْحَيْنِ faṣḥayni	الْفَصْحَيْنِ al-faṣḥayni	فَصْحَتَيْنِ faṣḥatayni	الْفَصْحَتَيْنِ al-faṣḥatayni
Genitive	فَصْحَيْنِ faṣḥayni	الْفَصْحَيْنِ al-faṣḥayni	فَصْحَتَيْنِ faṣḥatayni	الْفَصْحَتَيْنِ al-faṣḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فُصَحَاء‎; فِصَاح‎; فُصُح fuṣaḥāʔ‎; fiṣāḥ‎; fuṣuḥ	الْفُصَحَاء‎; الْفِصَاح‎; الْفُصُح al-fuṣaḥāʔ‎; al-fiṣāḥ‎; al-fuṣuḥ	فَصْحَات faṣḥāt	الْفَصْحَات al-faṣḥāt
Nominative	فُصَحَاءُ‎; فِصَاحٌ‎; فُصُحٌ fuṣaḥāʔu‎; fiṣāḥun‎; fuṣuḥun	الْفُصَحَاءُ‎; الْفِصَاحُ‎; الْفُصُحُ al-fuṣaḥāʔu‎; al-fiṣāḥu‎; al-fuṣuḥu	فَصْحَاتٌ faṣḥātun	الْفَصْحَاتُ al-faṣḥātu
Accusative	فُصَحَاءَ‎; فِصَاحًا‎; فُصُحًا fuṣaḥāʔa‎; fiṣāḥan‎; fuṣuḥan	الْفُصَحَاءَ‎; الْفِصَاحَ‎; الْفُصُحَ al-fuṣaḥāʔa‎; al-fiṣāḥa‎; al-fuṣuḥa	فَصْحَاتٍ faṣḥātin	الْفَصْحَاتِ al-faṣḥāti
Genitive	فُصَحَاءَ‎; فِصَاحٍ‎; فُصُحٍ fuṣaḥāʔa‎; fiṣāḥin‎; fuṣuḥin	الْفُصَحَاءِ‎; الْفِصَاحِ‎; الْفُصُحِ al-fuṣaḥāʔi‎; al-fiṣāḥi‎; al-fuṣuḥi	فَصْحَاتٍ faṣḥātin	الْفَصْحَاتِ al-faṣḥāti

Synonyms

• فَصِيح (faṣīḥ)

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.sˤuħ/

Adjective

فُصُح • (fuṣuḥ) m pl

1. masculine plural of فَصْح (faṣḥ)
2. masculine plural of فَصِيح (faṣīḥ)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fisˤħ/

Noun

فِصْح • (fiṣḥ) m (plural فُصُوح (fuṣūḥ))

1. (Judaism) Passover, Pesach

   Synonym: الفَاسِخ (al-fāsiḵ)

2. (Judaism) Passover (lamb), paschal lamb
3. (Christianity) Easter

Declension

Declension of noun فِصْح (fiṣḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِصْح fiṣḥ	الْفِصْح al-fiṣḥ	فِصْح fiṣḥ
Nominative	فِصْحٌ fiṣḥun	الْفِصْحُ al-fiṣḥu	فِصْحُ fiṣḥu
Accusative	فِصْحًا fiṣḥan	الْفِصْحَ al-fiṣḥa	فِصْحَ fiṣḥa
Genitive	فِصْحٍ fiṣḥin	الْفِصْحِ al-fiṣḥi	فِصْحِ fiṣḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِصْحَيْن fiṣḥayn	الْفِصْحَيْن al-fiṣḥayn	فِصْحَيْ fiṣḥay
Nominative	فِصْحَانِ fiṣḥāni	الْفِصْحَانِ al-fiṣḥāni	فِصْحَا fiṣḥā
Accusative	فِصْحَيْنِ fiṣḥayni	الْفِصْحَيْنِ al-fiṣḥayni	فِصْحَيْ fiṣḥay
Genitive	فِصْحَيْنِ fiṣḥayni	الْفِصْحَيْنِ al-fiṣḥayni	فِصْحَيْ fiṣḥay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُصُوح fuṣūḥ	الْفُصُوح al-fuṣūḥ	فُصُوح fuṣūḥ
Nominative	فُصُوحٌ fuṣūḥun	الْفُصُوحُ al-fuṣūḥu	فُصُوحُ fuṣūḥu
Accusative	فُصُوحًا fuṣūḥan	الْفُصُوحَ al-fuṣūḥa	فُصُوحَ fuṣūḥa
Genitive	فُصُوحٍ fuṣūḥin	الْفُصُوحِ al-fuṣūḥi	فُصُوحِ fuṣūḥi

Synonyms

• عِيد الْفِصْح (ʕīd al-fiṣḥ)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic فِصْح (fiṣḥ).

Noun

فصح • (fısıh)

1. (Judaism) Passover, Pesach

Synonyms

• خامورسز بیرامی (hamursuz bayramı)

Descendants

• Turkish: fısıh, Fısıh

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِصْح (fiṣḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fish]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪsh]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪsh]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɪsh]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fish]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fesh]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fish]

Readings
Classical reading?	fish
Dari reading?	fish
Iranian reading?	fesh
Tajik reading?	fish

Proper noun

فصح • (fesh)

1. (Judaism) Passover, Pesach