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فسد

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of corruption, decay, spoilage, and deterioration. It extends to moral and physical breakdown, as well as the act of causing something to become corrupt or spoiled. It also encompasses the opposite concepts of reform and benefit.

Derived headwords

فَسَدَverb
  1. 1.
    so it is corruptboth

    so it is corrupt

  2. 2.
    so it is corruptboth

    so it is corrupt

يَفْسُدُverb
  1. 1.
    to corruptboth

    Present tense of the verb 'fasada', meaning to become corrupt or spoiled.

فَسَادًاnoun
  1. 1.
    corruptionboth

    The state or act of being corrupt, spoiled, or decayed.

فَاسِدadjective
  1. 1.
    corruptboth

    Describing something that is spoiled, rotten, decayed, or morally corrupt.

  2. 2.
    spoiledboth

    No longer fresh or good; unfit for consumption or use.

فَسَدَىadjective
  1. 1.
    corruptclassical

    An alternative form to 'fasid', indicating corruption or spoilage.

سَقِطٌadjective
  1. 1.
    it fell from his handboth

    it fell from his hand

  2. 2.
    bad merchandiseboth

    bad merchandise

  3. 3.
    error in writing and calculationboth

    error in writing and calculation

  4. 4.
    He spoke words and did not drop a letter.both

    He spoke words and did not drop a letter.

سُقَطَىadjective
  1. 1.
    fallenclassical

    Another form used analogously to 'fasid' and 'fasada', indicating ruin or corruption.

فَسُدَverb
  1. 1.
    so it is corruptboth

    so it is corrupt

  2. 2.
    so it is corruptboth

    so it is corrupt

فَسِيدadjective
  1. 1.
    corruptclassical

    An adjective derived from the verb 'fasuda' (with damma), meaning corrupt or spoiled.

أَفْسَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to corruptboth

    To cause something to become corrupt, spoiled, or morally depraved.

  2. 2.
    to spoilboth

    To damage or ruin something, making it unfit for its intended purpose.

اِسْتِصْلَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    reformboth

    The act of improving or reforming something, the opposite of 'istifsad'.

اِسْتِفْسَادnoun
  1. 1.
    seeking corruptionclassical

    The act of seeking or causing corruption; the opposite of reform.

مَفْسَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    corruptionboth

    A source or cause of corruption or harm; the opposite of 'maslaha' (benefit).

  2. 2.
    harmboth

    Something that causes damage or detriment.

مَصْلَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    benefitboth

    Advantage, good, or welfare; the opposite of 'mafsada' (corruption).

Parallel reading

فسد الشئ يفسد فسادا
A thing becomes corrupt, it corrupts, with corruption.
فهو فاسد
And it is corrupt.
وقوم فسدى
And a people are corrupt.
كما قالوا: ساقط وسقطى
As they said: fallen and fallen.
وكذلك فسد الشئ بالضم
And likewise a thing becomes corrupt (with damma).
فهو فسيد
And it is corrupt (adjective from the damma form).
ولا يقال انفسد
And it is not said 'in-fasada'.
وأفسدته أنا
And I corrupted it.
والاستفساد: خلاف الاستصلاح
And seeking corruption is the opposite of reform.
والمفسدة: خلاف المصلحة
And corruption is the opposite of benefit.