فيص

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of movement, escape, and release, often in a physical sense. It also extends to meanings of clarity, expression, and separation, particularly in relation to speech and physical actions like opening fingers.

Derived headwords

فَاصَverb

1.
to move aboutclassical
To move freely or spread out in the land, implying a lack of restriction.
2.
to departclassical
To leave or go away, similar to the concept of not remaining.
3.
to shineclassical
To gleam or flash, used to describe lightning or a bright appearance.

فاص في الأرض — he moved about in the land

يَفِيصُverb

1.
to move aboutclassical
Present tense of فَاصَ, indicating movement or spreading in the land.
2.
to speak clearlyclassical
To articulate or express oneself clearly with the tongue.
3.
to shineclassical
Present tense of فَاصَ, describing something that gleams or flashes.

يفيص فيصا — he spoke clearly

يفيص بضم حرف المضارعة — he speaks clearly (with the present tense prefix 'ya' pronounced with dammah)

يفيص بضم حرف المضارعة من الإفاصة — he speaks clearly, with the present tense prefix 'ya' pronounced with dammah, derived from الإفاصة

فِيصٌnoun

1.
movementclassical
The act of moving about or spreading, particularly in the land.
2.
departureclassical
The act of leaving or going away.
3.
clarity of speechclassical
The quality of clear and articulate speech.

يفيص به لسانه فيصا — his tongue expressed it clearly

مَفِيصٌnoun

1.
escapeclassical
A way of escaping or getting away from something.
2.
alternativeclassical
An alternative course of action or a way out.

ما عنه مفيص — there is no escape from it

أَفَاصَverb

1.
to escapeclassical
To escape or get away from something.
2.
to clarifyclassical
To make something clear or explicit.
3.
to urinateclassical
To pass urine.
4.
to open fingersclassical
For fingers to spread apart, releasing a grip.

ما استطعت أن أفيص منه — I could not escape from it

أفاص ببوله — he urinated

أفاصت اليد — the hand opened its fingers

إِفَاصَةٌnoun

1.
clarityclassical
Clarity or distinctness in speech or expression.
2.
explanationclassical
The act of making something clear or explaining it.

الإفاصة: البيان — الإفاصة means clarity or explanation

وفلان ذو إفاصة — and so-and-so is a person of clarity (eloquence)

مُفَايَصَةٌnoun

1.
conversationclassical
The act of speaking to one another, a mutual exchange of words.

تَفَاوُصٌnoun

1.
conversationclassical
Mutual speaking or conversation.
2.
releaseclassical
The act of fingers spreading apart to release something.

وهو التفاوص — and this is the release (of fingers)

مُفَاوَصَةٌnoun

1.
conversationclassical
Mutual speaking or conversation.

أَفَاصَ ببولهverb

1.
to urinateclassical
To pass urine.

وأفاص ببوله: رمى به — and he urinated: he passed it

عَيْنٌ أَفَاصٌnoun

1.
two-faced eyeclassical
An eye with two distinct surfaces or aspects.

وعين أفاص ذات وجهين — and an 'afas eye, having two faces

أَفَاصَ الضَّبُّ عَنْ يَدِهِverb

1.
lizard's fingers spreadclassical
For a lizard's fingers to spread apart, releasing its grip.

أفاص الضب عن يده: انفرجت أصابعه عنه فخلص — the lizard's fingers spread from his hand: its fingers parted from it, so it escaped

يَفِيصُverb

1.
to be clearclassical
To be distinct or articulate in speech.

وما يفيص بها لسانه — and his tongue did not articulate it clearly

يَفِيصadjective

1.
clearclassical
Describing something as clear or distinct, particularly in taste or speech.

فهو عذب يفيص — so it is sweet and clear

اسْتَفَاصَverb

1.
to departclassical
To move away or depart, similar to 'baraha'.

فأنى لي اليوم أن أستفيصا — and how can I depart today

فَصَّverb

1.
to remainclassical
To stay or remain in place, used in the negative.

والله ما فصت — By God, I did not remain

يَفِصُverb

1.
to escapeclassical
To slip away or escape.
2.
to be releasedclassical
To become free or unfastened.

فلم يفص — and he did not escape

Parallel reading

فاص في الأرض

he moved about in the land

والله ما فصت، كما يقال والله ما برحت

By God, I did not remain, just as it is said, 'By God, I did not leave'.

ما عنه مفيص ولا محيص

there is no escape or evasion from it

أي ما عنه محيد

meaning there is no turning away from it

وما استطعت أن أفيص منه

and I could not escape from it

وما يفيص به لسانه فيصا

and his tongue expressed it clearly

الصلاة وما ملكت أيمانكم فجعل يتكلم وما يفيص بها لسانه أي ما يبين

Prayer and what your right hands possess, and he began to speak, and his tongue did not articulate it clearly, meaning he did not make it plain.

فهو عذب يفيص

so it is sweet and clear

والضمير في منابته للثغر

And the pronoun in 'manabatih' refers to the mouth/gum.

والإفاصة: البيان

And 'al-ifāsah' means clarity or explanation.

فاص لسانه بالكلام وأفاص الكلام: أبانه

His tongue spoke clearly with words, and 'afāsa al-kalām' means he made the speech clear.

فيكون يفيص على هذا حالا، أي هو عذب في حال كلامه

So 'yafīṣu' would be an adverbial state in this case, meaning it is sweet while he is speaking.

وفلان ذو إفاصة، إذا تكلم، أي ذو بيان

And 'so-and-so' is a person of clarity when he speaks, meaning eloquent.

والتفاوص: التكالم، منه

And 'al-tafāwuṣ' means mutual speaking, derived from it.

ما أفاص بكلمة، أي ما خلصها ولا أبانها

He did not utter a word, meaning he did not make it clear nor did he explain it.

وأفاص ببوله: رمى به

And he urinated: he passed it.

وعين أفاص ذات وجهين

And an 'afas eye, having two faces.

أفاصت اليد: تفرجت أصابعها عن قبض الشيء

The hand opened its fingers: its fingers parted from grasping the thing.

أفاص الضب عن يده: انفرجت أصابعه عنه فخلص

The lizard's fingers spread from his hand: its fingers parted from it, so it escaped.

فقبضت على ذنب الضب فأفاص من يدي، حتى خلص ذنبه

So I grabbed the lizard's tail, and it slipped from my hand until its tail was free.

وهو حين تنفرج أصابعك عن مقبض ذنبه وهو التفاوص

And that is when your fingers part from the grip of its tail, and it is 'al-tafāwuṣ'.

فقبضت عليه فلم يفص، ولم ينز، ولم ينص، بمعنى واحد

So I grabbed it, and it did not escape, nor did it slip away, nor did it move, all meaning the same thing.

فاستفاص بمعنى برح

'Istafāṣa' means to depart.

فأنى لي اليوم أن أستفيصا

And how can I depart today