فصل

See also: فضل and ف ض ل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ص ل (f ṣ l)
13 terms

Pronunciation

• faṣl:

  (file)

Noun

فَصْل • (faṣl) m (plural فُصُول (fuṣūl))

1. verbal noun of فَصَلَ (faṣala) (form I)
2. separation, division, partition
3. decision
4. incision
5. season
6. chapter, paragraph, division
7. class (group of students)
8. joint
9. interstice, gap
10. point
11. difference
12. sagacity

Declension

Declension of noun فَصْل (faṣl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَصْل faṣl	الْفَصْل al-faṣl	فَصْل faṣl
Nominative	فَصْلٌ faṣlun	الْفَصْلُ al-faṣlu	فَصْلُ faṣlu
Accusative	فَصْلًا faṣlan	الْفَصْلَ al-faṣla	فَصْلَ faṣla
Genitive	فَصْلٍ faṣlin	الْفَصْلِ al-faṣli	فَصْلِ faṣli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَصْلَيْن faṣlayn	الْفَصْلَيْن al-faṣlayn	فَصْلَيْ faṣlay
Nominative	فَصْلَانِ faṣlāni	الْفَصْلَانِ al-faṣlāni	فَصْلَا faṣlā
Accusative	فَصْلَيْنِ faṣlayni	الْفَصْلَيْنِ al-faṣlayni	فَصْلَيْ faṣlay
Genitive	فَصْلَيْنِ faṣlayni	الْفَصْلَيْنِ al-faṣlayni	فَصْلَيْ faṣlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُصُول fuṣūl	الْفُصُول al-fuṣūl	فُصُول fuṣūl
Nominative	فُصُولٌ fuṣūlun	الْفُصُولُ al-fuṣūlu	فُصُولُ fuṣūlu
Accusative	فُصُولًا fuṣūlan	الْفُصُولَ al-fuṣūla	فُصُولَ fuṣūla
Genitive	فُصُولٍ fuṣūlin	الْفُصُولِ al-fuṣūli	فُصُولِ fuṣūli

Derived terms

• ضَمِير الْفَصْل (ḍamīr al-faṣl, “third-person pronoun used as a copula”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: fəsil
• → Indonesian: pasal
• → Persian: فصل
  • → Hindi: फ़सल (fasal)
  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਫ਼ਸਲ (fasal)

    Shahmukhi script: فصل (fasl)

• → Tajik: фасл (fasl)
• → Ottoman Turkish: فصل
  • → Turkish: fasıl
• → Turkmen: pasyl
• → Uyghur: پەسىل (pesil)
• → Uzbek: fasl

See also

Seasons in Arabic · فُصُول (fuṣūl) (layout · text) · category
رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring”)	صَيْف (ṣayf, “summer”)	خَرِيف (ḵarīf, “autumn”)	شِتَاء (šitāʔ, “winter”)

Adjective

فَصْل • (faṣl) (invariable)

1. conclusive, decisive (speech)

Declension

Declension of adjective فَصْل (faṣl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَصْل faṣl	الْفَصْل al-faṣl	فَصْل faṣl	الْفَصْل al-faṣl
Nominative	فَصْلٌ faṣlun	الْفَصْلُ al-faṣlu	فَصْلٌ faṣlun	الْفَصْلُ al-faṣlu
Accusative	فَصْلًا faṣlan	الْفَصْلَ al-faṣla	فَصْلًا faṣlan	الْفَصْلَ al-faṣla
Genitive	فَصْلٍ faṣlin	الْفَصْلِ al-faṣli	فَصْلٍ faṣlin	الْفَصْلِ al-faṣli
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَصْل faṣl	الْفَصْل al-faṣl	فَصْل faṣl	الْفَصْل al-faṣl
Nominative	فَصْلٌ faṣlun	الْفَصْلُ al-faṣlu	فَصْلٌ faṣlun	الْفَصْلُ al-faṣlu
Accusative	فَصْلًا faṣlan	الْفَصْلَ al-faṣla	فَصْلًا faṣlan	الْفَصْلَ al-faṣla
Genitive	فَصْلٍ faṣlin	الْفَصْلِ al-faṣli	فَصْلٍ faṣlin	الْفَصْلِ al-faṣli
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَصْل faṣl	الْفَصْل al-faṣl	فَصْل faṣl	الْفَصْل al-faṣl
Nominative	فَصْلٌ faṣlun	الْفَصْلُ al-faṣlu	فَصْلٌ faṣlun	الْفَصْلُ al-faṣlu
Accusative	فَصْلًا faṣlan	الْفَصْلَ al-faṣla	فَصْلًا faṣlan	الْفَصْلَ al-faṣla
Genitive	فَصْلٍ faṣlin	الْفَصْلِ al-faṣli	فَصْلٍ faṣlin	الْفَصْلِ al-faṣli

Etymology 2

Verb

فَصَلَ • (faṣala) I (non-past يَفْصِلُ (yafṣilu), verbal noun فَصْل (faṣl))

1. to separate, to divide
2. to judge between (+بَيْنَ (bayna))
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 32:25:

     إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

     ʔinna rabbaka huwa yafṣilu baynahum yawma l-qiyāmati fīmā kānū fīhi yaḵtalifūna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. to fire (from a job)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of فَصَلَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive, verbal noun فَصْل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَصْل faṣl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَاصِل fāṣil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَفْصُول mafṣūl
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	فَصَلْتُ faṣaltu	فَصَلْتَ faṣalta	فَصَلَ faṣala		فَصَلْتُمَا faṣaltumā	فَصَلَا faṣalā		فَصَلْنَا faṣalnā	فَصَلْتُمْ faṣaltum	فَصَلُوا faṣalū
	f		فَصَلْتِ faṣalti	فَصَلَتْ faṣalat			فَصَلَتَا faṣalatā			فَصَلْتُنَّ faṣaltunna	فَصَلْنَ faṣalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْصِلُ ʔafṣilu	تَفْصِلُ tafṣilu	يَفْصِلُ yafṣilu		تَفْصِلَانِ tafṣilāni	يَفْصِلَانِ yafṣilāni		نَفْصِلُ nafṣilu	تَفْصِلُونَ tafṣilūna	يَفْصِلُونَ yafṣilūna
	f		تَفْصِلِينَ tafṣilīna	تَفْصِلُ tafṣilu			تَفْصِلَانِ tafṣilāni			تَفْصِلْنَ tafṣilna	يَفْصِلْنَ yafṣilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْصِلَ ʔafṣila	تَفْصِلَ tafṣila	يَفْصِلَ yafṣila		تَفْصِلَا tafṣilā	يَفْصِلَا yafṣilā		نَفْصِلَ nafṣila	تَفْصِلُوا tafṣilū	يَفْصِلُوا yafṣilū
	f		تَفْصِلِي tafṣilī	تَفْصِلَ tafṣila			تَفْصِلَا tafṣilā			تَفْصِلْنَ tafṣilna	يَفْصِلْنَ yafṣilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْصِلْ ʔafṣil	تَفْصِلْ tafṣil	يَفْصِلْ yafṣil		تَفْصِلَا tafṣilā	يَفْصِلَا yafṣilā		نَفْصِلْ nafṣil	تَفْصِلُوا tafṣilū	يَفْصِلُوا yafṣilū
	f		تَفْصِلِي tafṣilī	تَفْصِلْ tafṣil			تَفْصِلَا tafṣilā			تَفْصِلْنَ tafṣilna	يَفْصِلْنَ yafṣilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِفْصِلْ ifṣil			اِفْصِلَا ifṣilā				اِفْصِلُوا ifṣilū
	f		اِفْصِلِي ifṣilī							اِفْصِلْنَ ifṣilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		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	فُصِلْتُ fuṣiltu	فُصِلْتَ fuṣilta	فُصِلَ fuṣila		فُصِلْتُمَا fuṣiltumā	فُصِلَا fuṣilā		فُصِلْنَا fuṣilnā	فُصِلْتُمْ fuṣiltum	فُصِلُوا fuṣilū
	f		فُصِلْتِ fuṣilti	فُصِلَتْ fuṣilat			فُصِلَتَا fuṣilatā			فُصِلْتُنَّ fuṣiltunna	فُصِلْنَ fuṣilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفْصَلُ ʔufṣalu	تُفْصَلُ tufṣalu	يُفْصَلُ yufṣalu		تُفْصَلَانِ tufṣalāni	يُفْصَلَانِ yufṣalāni		نُفْصَلُ nufṣalu	تُفْصَلُونَ tufṣalūna	يُفْصَلُونَ yufṣalūna
	f		تُفْصَلِينَ tufṣalīna	تُفْصَلُ tufṣalu			تُفْصَلَانِ tufṣalāni			تُفْصَلْنَ tufṣalna	يُفْصَلْنَ yufṣalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفْصَلَ ʔufṣala	تُفْصَلَ tufṣala	يُفْصَلَ yufṣala		تُفْصَلَا tufṣalā	يُفْصَلَا yufṣalā		نُفْصَلَ nufṣala	تُفْصَلُوا tufṣalū	يُفْصَلُوا yufṣalū
	f		تُفْصَلِي tufṣalī	تُفْصَلَ tufṣala			تُفْصَلَا tufṣalā			تُفْصَلْنَ tufṣalna	يُفْصَلْنَ yufṣalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفْصَلْ ʔufṣal	تُفْصَلْ tufṣal	يُفْصَلْ yufṣal		تُفْصَلَا tufṣalā	يُفْصَلَا yufṣalā		نُفْصَلْ nufṣal	تُفْصَلُوا tufṣalū	يُفْصَلُوا yufṣalū
	f		تُفْصَلِي tufṣalī	تُفْصَلْ tufṣal			تُفْصَلَا tufṣalā			تُفْصَلْنَ tufṣalna	يُفْصَلْنَ yufṣalna

Verb

فَصَلَ • (faṣala) I (non-past يَفْصِلُ (yafṣilu), verbal noun فِصَال (fiṣāl))

1. to wean

Conjugation

    Conjugation of فَصَلَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive, verbal noun فِصَال)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فِصَال fiṣāl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَاصِل fāṣil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَفْصُول mafṣūl
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	فَصَلْتُ faṣaltu	فَصَلْتَ faṣalta	فَصَلَ faṣala		فَصَلْتُمَا faṣaltumā	فَصَلَا faṣalā		فَصَلْنَا faṣalnā	فَصَلْتُمْ faṣaltum	فَصَلُوا faṣalū
	f		فَصَلْتِ faṣalti	فَصَلَتْ faṣalat			فَصَلَتَا faṣalatā			فَصَلْتُنَّ faṣaltunna	فَصَلْنَ faṣalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْصِلُ ʔafṣilu	تَفْصِلُ tafṣilu	يَفْصِلُ yafṣilu		تَفْصِلَانِ tafṣilāni	يَفْصِلَانِ yafṣilāni		نَفْصِلُ nafṣilu	تَفْصِلُونَ tafṣilūna	يَفْصِلُونَ yafṣilūna
	f		تَفْصِلِينَ tafṣilīna	تَفْصِلُ tafṣilu			تَفْصِلَانِ tafṣilāni			تَفْصِلْنَ tafṣilna	يَفْصِلْنَ yafṣilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْصِلَ ʔafṣila	تَفْصِلَ tafṣila	يَفْصِلَ yafṣila		تَفْصِلَا tafṣilā	يَفْصِلَا yafṣilā		نَفْصِلَ nafṣila	تَفْصِلُوا tafṣilū	يَفْصِلُوا yafṣilū
	f		تَفْصِلِي tafṣilī	تَفْصِلَ tafṣila			تَفْصِلَا tafṣilā			تَفْصِلْنَ tafṣilna	يَفْصِلْنَ yafṣilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْصِلْ ʔafṣil	تَفْصِلْ tafṣil	يَفْصِلْ yafṣil		تَفْصِلَا tafṣilā	يَفْصِلَا yafṣilā		نَفْصِلْ nafṣil	تَفْصِلُوا tafṣilū	يَفْصِلُوا yafṣilū
	f		تَفْصِلِي tafṣilī	تَفْصِلْ tafṣil			تَفْصِلَا tafṣilā			تَفْصِلْنَ tafṣilna	يَفْصِلْنَ yafṣilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِفْصِلْ ifṣil			اِفْصِلَا ifṣilā				اِفْصِلُوا ifṣilū
	f		اِفْصِلِي ifṣilī							اِفْصِلْنَ ifṣilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		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	فُصِلْتُ fuṣiltu	فُصِلْتَ fuṣilta	فُصِلَ fuṣila		فُصِلْتُمَا fuṣiltumā	فُصِلَا fuṣilā		فُصِلْنَا fuṣilnā	فُصِلْتُمْ fuṣiltum	فُصِلُوا fuṣilū
	f		فُصِلْتِ fuṣilti	فُصِلَتْ fuṣilat			فُصِلَتَا fuṣilatā			فُصِلْتُنَّ fuṣiltunna	فُصِلْنَ fuṣilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفْصَلُ ʔufṣalu	تُفْصَلُ tufṣalu	يُفْصَلُ yufṣalu		تُفْصَلَانِ tufṣalāni	يُفْصَلَانِ yufṣalāni		نُفْصَلُ nufṣalu	تُفْصَلُونَ tufṣalūna	يُفْصَلُونَ yufṣalūna
	f		تُفْصَلِينَ tufṣalīna	تُفْصَلُ tufṣalu			تُفْصَلَانِ tufṣalāni			تُفْصَلْنَ tufṣalna	يُفْصَلْنَ yufṣalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفْصَلَ ʔufṣala	تُفْصَلَ tufṣala	يُفْصَلَ yufṣala		تُفْصَلَا tufṣalā	يُفْصَلَا yufṣalā		نُفْصَلَ nufṣala	تُفْصَلُوا tufṣalū	يُفْصَلُوا yufṣalū
	f		تُفْصَلِي tufṣalī	تُفْصَلَ tufṣala			تُفْصَلَا tufṣalā			تُفْصَلْنَ tufṣalna	يُفْصَلْنَ yufṣalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفْصَلْ ʔufṣal	تُفْصَلْ tufṣal	يُفْصَلْ yufṣal		تُفْصَلَا tufṣalā	يُفْصَلَا yufṣalā		نُفْصَلْ nufṣal	تُفْصَلُوا tufṣalū	يُفْصَلُوا yufṣalū
	f		تُفْصَلِي tufṣalī	تُفْصَلْ tufṣal			تُفْصَلَا tufṣalā			تُفْصَلْنَ tufṣalna	يُفْصَلْنَ yufṣalna

Verb

فَصَلَ • (faṣala) I (non-past يَفْصُلُ (yafṣulu), verbal noun فُصُول (fuṣūl))

1. to go away, to leave

Conjugation

    Conjugation of فَصَلَ (I, sound, a ~ u, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun فُصُول)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فُصُول fuṣūl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَاصِل fāṣil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَفْصُول mafṣūl
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	فَصَلْتُ faṣaltu	فَصَلْتَ faṣalta	فَصَلَ faṣala		فَصَلْتُمَا faṣaltumā	فَصَلَا faṣalā		فَصَلْنَا faṣalnā	فَصَلْتُمْ faṣaltum	فَصَلُوا faṣalū
	f		فَصَلْتِ faṣalti	فَصَلَتْ faṣalat			فَصَلَتَا faṣalatā			فَصَلْتُنَّ faṣaltunna	فَصَلْنَ faṣalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْصُلُ ʔafṣulu	تَفْصُلُ tafṣulu	يَفْصُلُ yafṣulu		تَفْصُلَانِ tafṣulāni	يَفْصُلَانِ yafṣulāni		نَفْصُلُ nafṣulu	تَفْصُلُونَ tafṣulūna	يَفْصُلُونَ yafṣulūna
	f		تَفْصُلِينَ tafṣulīna	تَفْصُلُ tafṣulu			تَفْصُلَانِ tafṣulāni			تَفْصُلْنَ tafṣulna	يَفْصُلْنَ yafṣulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْصُلَ ʔafṣula	تَفْصُلَ tafṣula	يَفْصُلَ yafṣula		تَفْصُلَا tafṣulā	يَفْصُلَا yafṣulā		نَفْصُلَ nafṣula	تَفْصُلُوا tafṣulū	يَفْصُلُوا yafṣulū
	f		تَفْصُلِي tafṣulī	تَفْصُلَ tafṣula			تَفْصُلَا tafṣulā			تَفْصُلْنَ tafṣulna	يَفْصُلْنَ yafṣulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْصُلْ ʔafṣul	تَفْصُلْ tafṣul	يَفْصُلْ yafṣul		تَفْصُلَا tafṣulā	يَفْصُلَا yafṣulā		نَفْصُلْ nafṣul	تَفْصُلُوا tafṣulū	يَفْصُلُوا yafṣulū
	f		تَفْصُلِي tafṣulī	تَفْصُلْ tafṣul			تَفْصُلَا tafṣulā			تَفْصُلْنَ tafṣulna	يَفْصُلْنَ yafṣulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُفْصُلْ ufṣul			اُفْصُلَا ufṣulā				اُفْصُلُوا ufṣulū
	f		اُفْصُلِي ufṣulī							اُفْصُلْنَ ufṣulna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		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	—	—	فُصِلَ fuṣila		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُفْصَلُ yufṣalu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُفْصَلَ yufṣala		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُفْصَلْ yufṣal		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 3

Verb

فَصَّلَ • (faṣṣala) II (non-past يُفَصِّلُ (yufaṣṣilu), verbal noun تَفْصِيل (tafṣīl))

1. (transitive) to detail

Conjugation

    Conjugation of فَصَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَفْصِيل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَفْصِيل tafṣīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُفَصِّل mufaṣṣil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُفَصَّل mufaṣṣal
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	فَصَّلْتُ faṣṣaltu	فَصَّلْتَ faṣṣalta	فَصَّلَ faṣṣala		فَصَّلْتُمَا faṣṣaltumā	فَصَّلَا faṣṣalā		فَصَّلْنَا faṣṣalnā	فَصَّلْتُمْ faṣṣaltum	فَصَّلُوا faṣṣalū
	f		فَصَّلْتِ faṣṣalti	فَصَّلَتْ faṣṣalat			فَصَّلَتَا faṣṣalatā			فَصَّلْتُنَّ faṣṣaltunna	فَصَّلْنَ faṣṣalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَصِّلُ ʔufaṣṣilu	تُفَصِّلُ tufaṣṣilu	يُفَصِّلُ yufaṣṣilu		تُفَصِّلَانِ tufaṣṣilāni	يُفَصِّلَانِ yufaṣṣilāni		نُفَصِّلُ nufaṣṣilu	تُفَصِّلُونَ tufaṣṣilūna	يُفَصِّلُونَ yufaṣṣilūna
	f		تُفَصِّلِينَ tufaṣṣilīna	تُفَصِّلُ tufaṣṣilu			تُفَصِّلَانِ tufaṣṣilāni			تُفَصِّلْنَ tufaṣṣilna	يُفَصِّلْنَ yufaṣṣilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَصِّلَ ʔufaṣṣila	تُفَصِّلَ tufaṣṣila	يُفَصِّلَ yufaṣṣila		تُفَصِّلَا tufaṣṣilā	يُفَصِّلَا yufaṣṣilā		نُفَصِّلَ nufaṣṣila	تُفَصِّلُوا tufaṣṣilū	يُفَصِّلُوا yufaṣṣilū
	f		تُفَصِّلِي tufaṣṣilī	تُفَصِّلَ tufaṣṣila			تُفَصِّلَا tufaṣṣilā			تُفَصِّلْنَ tufaṣṣilna	يُفَصِّلْنَ yufaṣṣilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَصِّلْ ʔufaṣṣil	تُفَصِّلْ tufaṣṣil	يُفَصِّلْ yufaṣṣil		تُفَصِّلَا tufaṣṣilā	يُفَصِّلَا yufaṣṣilā		نُفَصِّلْ nufaṣṣil	تُفَصِّلُوا tufaṣṣilū	يُفَصِّلُوا yufaṣṣilū
	f		تُفَصِّلِي tufaṣṣilī	تُفَصِّلْ tufaṣṣil			تُفَصِّلَا tufaṣṣilā			تُفَصِّلْنَ tufaṣṣilna	يُفَصِّلْنَ yufaṣṣilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فَصِّلْ faṣṣil			فَصِّلَا faṣṣilā				فَصِّلُوا faṣṣilū
	f		فَصِّلِي faṣṣilī							فَصِّلْنَ faṣṣilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		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	فُصِّلْتُ fuṣṣiltu	فُصِّلْتَ fuṣṣilta	فُصِّلَ fuṣṣila		فُصِّلْتُمَا fuṣṣiltumā	فُصِّلَا fuṣṣilā		فُصِّلْنَا fuṣṣilnā	فُصِّلْتُمْ fuṣṣiltum	فُصِّلُوا fuṣṣilū
	f		فُصِّلْتِ fuṣṣilti	فُصِّلَتْ fuṣṣilat			فُصِّلَتَا fuṣṣilatā			فُصِّلْتُنَّ fuṣṣiltunna	فُصِّلْنَ fuṣṣilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَصَّلُ ʔufaṣṣalu	تُفَصَّلُ tufaṣṣalu	يُفَصَّلُ yufaṣṣalu		تُفَصَّلَانِ tufaṣṣalāni	يُفَصَّلَانِ yufaṣṣalāni		نُفَصَّلُ nufaṣṣalu	تُفَصَّلُونَ tufaṣṣalūna	يُفَصَّلُونَ yufaṣṣalūna
	f		تُفَصَّلِينَ tufaṣṣalīna	تُفَصَّلُ tufaṣṣalu			تُفَصَّلَانِ tufaṣṣalāni			تُفَصَّلْنَ tufaṣṣalna	يُفَصَّلْنَ yufaṣṣalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَصَّلَ ʔufaṣṣala	تُفَصَّلَ tufaṣṣala	يُفَصَّلَ yufaṣṣala		تُفَصَّلَا tufaṣṣalā	يُفَصَّلَا yufaṣṣalā		نُفَصَّلَ nufaṣṣala	تُفَصَّلُوا tufaṣṣalū	يُفَصَّلُوا yufaṣṣalū
	f		تُفَصَّلِي tufaṣṣalī	تُفَصَّلَ tufaṣṣala			تُفَصَّلَا tufaṣṣalā			تُفَصَّلْنَ tufaṣṣalna	يُفَصَّلْنَ yufaṣṣalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَصَّلْ ʔufaṣṣal	تُفَصَّلْ tufaṣṣal	يُفَصَّلْ yufaṣṣal		تُفَصَّلَا tufaṣṣalā	يُفَصَّلَا yufaṣṣalā		نُفَصَّلْ nufaṣṣal	تُفَصَّلُوا tufaṣṣalū	يُفَصَّلُوا yufaṣṣalū
	f		تُفَصَّلِي tufaṣṣalī	تُفَصَّلْ tufaṣṣal			تُفَصَّلَا tufaṣṣalā			تُفَصَّلْنَ tufaṣṣalna	يُفَصَّلْنَ yufaṣṣalna

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فصل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “فصل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فصل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَصْل (faṣl). Displaced native هنگام (hangâm, “season”) and فرگرد (fargard, “chapter”).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäsl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fäsl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fäsl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fäsl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæsl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fäsl]

Readings
Classical reading?	fasl
Dari reading?	fasl
Iranian reading?	fasl
Tajik reading?	fasl

• Audio (Iran):

  (file)

Noun

Dari	فصل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	фасл

فصل • (fasl) (plural فصول (fosul) or فصل‌ها (fasl-hâ))

1. season

   فصل بهار ― fasl-e bahâr ― season of spring

2. chapter

   فصل چهارم ― fasl-e čahârom ― fourth chapter

3. settling, resolving (a problem, a question)

   حل و فصل مشکلات منطقه‌ای

   hall o fasl-e moškelât-e mantaqe'i

   solving and resolving regional issues

4. (scholastic logic) differentia

Descendants

• → Hindi: फ़सल (fasal)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਫ਼ਸਲ (fasal)

  Shahmukhi script: فصل (fasl)

See also

Seasons in Persian · فَصْل (fasl) (layout · text) · category
بَهار (bahâr, “spring”)	تابِسْتان (tâbestân, “summer”)	پاییز (pâyiz, “autumn”)	زِمِسْتان (zemestân, “winter”)

See also

• (seasons) صل‌ها (fasl-hâ); بهار (bahâr), تابستان (tâbestân), پاییز (pâyiz), زمستان (zemestân) ^{(Category: fa:Seasons)}

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ص ل
4 terms

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /fa.sˤal/, [ˈfɑ.sˤɑl]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Etymology

From Arabic فَصَلَ (faṣala).

Verb

فصل • (faṣal) I (present بفصل (bifṣil))

1. to separate, to disconnect

   بعرف إنّه مزعج إنّه فصلو الأصحاب عن بعض بالمدرسة.

   baʕref ʔinno muzʕej ʔinno faṣalu il-ʔaṣḥāb ʕan baʕḍ bil-madrase

   I know it's upsetting that they've separated friends from each other at school.

2. to dismiss, to fire (from work)

   Synonyms: عزل (ʕazal), صرف (ṣaraf), وقّف شغله (waʔʔaf šuḡlo)

Conjugation

Conjugation of فصل (faṣal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	فصلت (faṣalt)	فصلت (faṣalt)	فصل (faṣal)		فصلنا (faṣalna)	فصلتو (faṣaltu)	فصلو (faṣalu)
	f		فصلتي (faṣalti)	فصلت (faṣlat)
present	m	بفصل (bafṣil)	بتفصل (btifṣil)	بفصل (bifṣil)		منفصل (mnifṣil)	بتفصلو (btifṣilu)	بفصلو (bifṣilu)
	f		بتفصلي (btifṣili)	بتفصل (btifṣil)
subjunctive	m	أفصل (ʔafṣil)	تفصل (tifṣil)	يفصل (yifṣil)		نفصل (nifṣil)	تفصلو (tifṣilu)	يفصلو (yifṣilu)
	f		تفصلي (tifṣili)	تفصل (tifṣil)
imperative	m		افصل (ifṣil)				افصلو (ifṣilu)
	f		افصلي (ifṣili)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /fasˤ.sˤal/, [ˈfɑsˤ.sˤɑl]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Etymology

From Arabic فَصَّلَ (faṣṣala).

Verb

فصّل • (faṣṣal) II (present بفصّل (bifaṣṣel))

1. to detail

Conjugation

Conjugation of فصّل (faṣṣal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	فصّلت (faṣṣalt)	فصّلت (faṣṣalt)	فصّل (faṣṣal)		فصّلنا (faṣṣalna)	فصّلتو (faṣṣaltu)	فصّلو (faṣṣalu)
	f		فصّلتي (faṣṣalti)	فصّلت (faṣṣalat)
present	m	بفصّل (bafaṣṣel)	بتفصّل (bitfaṣṣel)	بفصّل (bifaṣṣel)		منفصّل (minfaṣṣel)	بتفصّلو (bitfaṣṣlu)	بفصّلو (bifaṣṣlu)
	f		بتفصّلي (bitfaṣṣli)	بتفصّل (bitfaṣṣel)
subjunctive	m	افصّل (afaṣṣel)	تفصّل (tfaṣṣel)	يفصّل (yfaṣṣel)		نفصّل (nfaṣṣel)	تفصّلو (tfaṣṣlu)	يفصّلو (yfaṣṣlu)
	f		تفصّلي (tfaṣṣli)	تفصّل (tfaṣṣel)
imperative	m		فصّل (faṣṣel)				فصّلو (faṣṣlu)
	f		فصّلي (faṣṣli)

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /fasˤl/, [ˈfɑ.sˤ(ɪ)l]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Etymology 1

From Arabic فَصْل (faṣl). Equivalent to the verbal noun of فصل (faṣal, “to dismiss; to separate”).

Noun

فصل • (faṣl) m

1. dismissal, expulsion
2. separation

Etymology 2

From Arabic فَصْل (faṣl).

Noun

فصل • (faṣl) m (plural فصول (fṣūl))

1. season
2. chapter, section
3. act (of a play)

See also

Seasons in South Levantine Arabic · فصول (fṣūl) (layout · text) · category
ربيع (rabīʕ, “spring”)	صيف (ṣēf, “summer”)	خريف (ḵarīf, “autumn”)	شتا (šita, “winter”)