مفصل

See also: مفضل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun of place from the root ف ص ل (f-ṣ-l), with the noun itself forming the denominal root م ف ص ل (m-f-ṣ-l), whence تَمَفْصَلَ (tamafṣala, to connect as joints; to form a joint), among others, derives.

Noun

مَفْصِل • (mafṣil) m (plural مَفَاصِل (mafāṣil))

  1. knuckle
    Synonym: بُرْجُمَة (burjuma)
  2. skeletal joint
    Synonym: مَوْصِل (mawṣil)
Declension

Etymology 2

Root
ف ص ل (f-ṣ-l)

Derived from the passive participle of فَصَّلَ (faṣṣala, to detail).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.fasˤ.sˤal/

Adjective

مُفَصَّل • (mufaṣṣal) (feminine مُفَصَّلَة (mufaṣṣala), masculine plural مُفَصَّلُونَ (mufaṣṣalūna), feminine plural مُفَصَّلَات (mufaṣṣalāt))

  1. detailed
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: müfəssəl
  • Persian: مفصل (mofassal)
  • Turkish: mufassal
  • Uzbek: mufassal

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مفصل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَفْصِل (mafṣil, knuckle; joint).

Noun

مفصل • (mafsal) (plural مفاصل (mafasal))

  1. (anatomy) joint, articulation, any part of the body where two bones join

Derived terms

  • مفصلی (mafsali, articular)

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُفَصَّل (mufaṣṣal).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.fäs.sǽl]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊ.fäs.sǽl]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mu.fäs.sǽl̥]

Readings
Classical reading? mufassal
Dari reading? mufassal
Iranian reading? mofassal
Tajik reading? mufassal

Adjective

مفصل • (mofassal)

  1. detailed

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ص ل
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَفْصِل (mafṣil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maf.sˤal/, [ˈmɑf.sˤɑl]
  • (file)

Noun

مفصل • (mafṣal) m (plural مفاصل (mafāṣel))

  1. joint (anatomy)
  2. hinge (of a door etc.)
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