الفسل

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of cuttings, shoots, and young plants, particularly for propagation. It extends metaphorically to describe someone lacking in character or integrity, as well as foolishness and the act of weaning.

Derived headwords

الفَسْلnoun

1.
Vine cuttingsclassical
Cuttings from a grapevine used for planting and propagation.
2.
Rascally personclassical
A base or ignoble person who lacks honor or manliness.

المَفْسُولadjective

1.
Base, ignobleclassical
Describing someone who is base, ignoble, and lacking in honor, similar to 'الفسل'.

أَفْسَلَverb

1.
To transplantboth
To uproot a young plant, like a palm shoot, from its mother plant and transplant it elsewhere.
2.
To debase, devalueclassical
To consider something worthless or to devalue it, such as goods or money.

فَسَالَةnoun

1.
Small shoot, cuttingboth
A small shoot or cutting, particularly of a palm tree, intended for planting.
2.
Fragmentsclassical
Fragments or debris that scatter from metal or similar material when struck or worked.

فُسُولَةnoun

1.
Ignobilityclassical
A state of being base, ignoble, or lacking in honor.

فُسَلَاءnoun

1.
Ignoble peopleclassical
Plural of 'فسل', referring to ignoble or base individuals.

فُسُلnoun

1.
Ignoble peopleclassical
Plural of 'فسل', referring to ignoble or base individuals.

الفُسَيْلَةnoun

1.
Young palm treeboth
A small palm tree, a shoot or sucker that has been separated for planting.

فَسَلَverb

1.
To weanclassical
To wean a child from nursing.

المَفْسَلَةnoun

1.
Deceptive womanclassical
A woman who, when approached for intimacy, falsely claims to be menstruating to repel the man.

الفَسْلnoun

1.
Foolish personclassical
An unintelligent or foolish person.

فَسَّلَverb

1.
To weanclassical
To wean a child from nursing. (Form II of 'فسل')

Parallel reading

قضبان الكرم للغرس

Cuttings of the vine for planting.

الرذل الذي لا مروءة له

The base person who lacks honor.

كالمفسول

Like the base one.

ج: أفسل وفسول وفسال

Plural: afsul, fusool, and fusool.

ككتاب، وفسل وفسولة وفسلاء، بضمهن، فسل، ككرم وعلم وعني فسالة وفسولة.

Like kitāb, and fusul, fusoolah, fusalaa', with their dammah, fusul, like karam, 'ilm, and 'ani, fusalah and fusoolah.

والفسيلة: النخلة الصغيرة

And the fasīlah: the small palm tree.

ج: ms1438 فسائل وفسيل وفسلان

Plural: fasā'il, faseel, and fasalān.

وأفسلها: انتزعها من أمها واغترسها

And aflasaha: he uprooted it from its mother and transplanted it.

وفسالة الحديد ونحوه: ما تناثر منه عند الضرب إذا طبع

And the fasālah of iron and the like: what scatters from it when struck if it is worked.

والمفسلة، كمحدثة: المرأة التي إذا أريد غشيانها، قالت: أنا حائض لترده

And the mafsalah, like muhdathah: the woman who, when approached for intercourse, says: 'I am menstruating' to repel him.

والفسل، بالكسر: الأحمق

And al-fasl, with kasrah: the fool.

وفسل الصبي: فطمه

And fasala the boy: he weaned him.

وأفسل عليه متاعه: أرذله

And afsala his goods upon him: he considered them base.

وأفسل دراهمه: زيفها

And afsala his dirhams: he debased them.