فصيح

See also: فصیح

Arabic

Root
ف ص ح (f-ṣ-ḥ)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb فَصُحَ (faṣuḥa, “to become eloquent”).

Adjective

فَصِيح • (faṣīḥ) (feminine فَصِيحَة (faṣīḥa), common plural فِصَاح (fiṣāḥ), masculine plural فُصَحَاء (fuṣaḥāʔ) or فُصُح (fuṣuḥ), feminine plural فَصِيحَات (faṣīḥāt) or فَصَائِح (faṣāʔiḥ), elative أَفْصَح (ʔafṣaḥ))

1. pure in language (especially of literary Arabic)
2. eloquent
3. fluent
4. loquacious, voluble
5. clear and distinct in speech

Declension

Declension of adjective فَصِيح (faṣīḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَصِيح faṣīḥ	الْفَصِيح al-faṣīḥ	فَصِيحَة faṣīḥa	الْفَصِيحَة al-faṣīḥa
Nominative	فَصِيحٌ faṣīḥun	الْفَصِيحُ al-faṣīḥu	فَصِيحَةٌ faṣīḥatun	الْفَصِيحَةُ al-faṣīḥatu
Accusative	فَصِيحًا faṣīḥan	الْفَصِيحَ al-faṣīḥa	فَصِيحَةً faṣīḥatan	الْفَصِيحَةَ al-faṣīḥata
Genitive	فَصِيحٍ faṣīḥin	الْفَصِيحِ al-faṣīḥi	فَصِيحَةٍ faṣīḥatin	الْفَصِيحَةِ al-faṣīḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَصِيحَيْن faṣīḥayn	الْفَصِيحَيْن al-faṣīḥayn	فَصِيحَتَيْن faṣīḥatayn	الْفَصِيحَتَيْن al-faṣīḥatayn
Nominative	فَصِيحَانِ faṣīḥāni	الْفَصِيحَانِ al-faṣīḥāni	فَصِيحَتَانِ faṣīḥatāni	الْفَصِيحَتَانِ al-faṣīḥatāni
Accusative	فَصِيحَيْنِ faṣīḥayni	الْفَصِيحَيْنِ al-faṣīḥayni	فَصِيحَتَيْنِ faṣīḥatayni	الْفَصِيحَتَيْنِ al-faṣīḥatayni
Genitive	فَصِيحَيْنِ faṣīḥayni	الْفَصِيحَيْنِ al-faṣīḥayni	فَصِيحَتَيْنِ faṣīḥatayni	الْفَصِيحَتَيْنِ al-faṣīḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فُصَحَاء‎; فُصُح‎; فِصَاح fuṣaḥāʔ‎; fuṣuḥ‎; fiṣāḥ	الْفُصَحَاء‎; الْفُصُح‎; الْفِصَاح al-fuṣaḥāʔ‎; al-fuṣuḥ‎; al-fiṣāḥ	فَصِيحَات‎; فَصَائِح‎; فِصَاح faṣīḥāt‎; faṣāʔiḥ‎; fiṣāḥ	الْفَصِيحَات‎; الْفَصَائِح‎; الْفِصَاح al-faṣīḥāt‎; al-faṣāʔiḥ‎; al-fiṣāḥ
Nominative	فُصَحَاءُ‎; فُصُحٌ‎; فِصَاحٌ fuṣaḥāʔu‎; fuṣuḥun‎; fiṣāḥun	الْفُصَحَاءُ‎; الْفُصُحُ‎; الْفِصَاحُ al-fuṣaḥāʔu‎; al-fuṣuḥu‎; al-fiṣāḥu	فَصِيحَاتٌ‎; فَصَائِحُ‎; فِصَاحٌ faṣīḥātun‎; faṣāʔiḥu‎; fiṣāḥun	الْفَصِيحَاتُ‎; الْفَصَائِحُ‎; الْفِصَاحُ al-faṣīḥātu‎; al-faṣāʔiḥu‎; al-fiṣāḥu
Accusative	فُصَحَاءَ‎; فُصُحًا‎; فِصَاحًا fuṣaḥāʔa‎; fuṣuḥan‎; fiṣāḥan	الْفُصَحَاءَ‎; الْفُصُحَ‎; الْفِصَاحَ al-fuṣaḥāʔa‎; al-fuṣuḥa‎; al-fiṣāḥa	فَصِيحَاتٍ‎; فَصَائِحَ‎; فِصَاحًا faṣīḥātin‎; faṣāʔiḥa‎; fiṣāḥan	الْفَصِيحَاتِ‎; الْفَصَائِحَ‎; الْفِصَاحَ al-faṣīḥāti‎; al-faṣāʔiḥa‎; al-fiṣāḥa
Genitive	فُصَحَاءَ‎; فُصُحٍ‎; فِصَاحٍ fuṣaḥāʔa‎; fuṣuḥin‎; fiṣāḥin	الْفُصَحَاءِ‎; الْفُصُحِ‎; الْفِصَاحِ al-fuṣaḥāʔi‎; al-fuṣuḥi‎; al-fiṣāḥi	فَصِيحَاتٍ‎; فَصَائِحَ‎; فِصَاحٍ faṣīḥātin‎; faṣāʔiḥa‎; fiṣāḥin	الْفَصِيحَاتِ‎; الْفَصَائِحِ‎; الْفِصَاحِ al-faṣīḥāti‎; al-faṣāʔiḥi‎; al-fiṣāḥi

Synonyms

• (eloquent): فَصْح (faṣḥ)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: fəsih
• → Classical Persian: فَصِیح (fasīh)
• → Ottoman Turkish: فصیح
  • → Turkish: fasih
• → Indonesian: fasih
• → Malay: fasih
• → Swahili: fasihi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “فصيح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فصح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

See also

• اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة الْفُصْحَى (al-luḡa(t) al-ʕarabiyya(t) al-fuṣḥā)