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فاصِل
divider /ˈfaː.sˤil/
nounB2#4185 most common
Also: break/interval (e.g. commercial break), partition, turning point
Example sentences
هذا فاصِلٌ إعلانيٌّ.
This is a commercial break.
سنعود بعد الفاصِل.
We will be back after the break.
هناك فاصِلٌ خشبيٌّ بين الغرفتين.
There is a wooden divider between the two rooms.
كانت تلك اللحظة فاصِلاً حاسماً في مسيرته.
That moment was a decisive turning point in his career.
يصعب أحياناً رسم خطٍّ فاصِلٍ واضح بين الحقيقة والخيال.
It is sometimes hard to draw a clear dividing line between reality and fiction.
شكّلت تلك المفاوضات فاصِلاً بين حقبتين من العلاقات بين البلدين.
Those negotiations marked a divide between two eras of relations between the two countries.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فاصِلٌ | فَوَاصِلُ |
| Genitive | فاصِلٍ | فَوَاصِلَ |
| Accusative | فاصِلاً | فَوَاصِلَ |
| Vocative | يا فاصِلُ | يا فَوَاصِلُ |
Word family
فصل (faṣl)chapter, season, semester
يفصل (yafṣil)he separates, he decides
تفصيل (tafṣīl)detail
انفصال (infiṣāl)separation, secession
فاصلة (fāṣila)comma
Etymology
The root ف-ص-ل (f-ṣ-l) means to separate, cut off, or decide. فاصِل is the active participle on the فاعِل pattern, so it literally means 'a thing that separates.' The same root gives فصل (chapter, season, court ruling), فصيلة (category, blood type), and انفصال (secession). It is a native Semitic root rather than an Indo-European one.
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