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فَشَل
failure /ˈfa.ʃal/
nounB1#1636 most common
Also: fiasco, flop, breakdown
Example sentences
هٰذا فَشَل.
This is a failure.
كانَ الِامْتِحانُ فَشَلاً كَبيراً.
The exam was a big failure.
أَدّى سوءُ التَّخْطيطِ إِلى فَشَلِ المَشْروعِ.
Poor planning led to the failure of the project.
الفَشَلُ في الحُبِّ لا يَعْني نِهايَةَ الحَياةِ.
Failure in love does not mean the end of life.
يَرى بَعْضُ القادَةِ أَنَّ الفَشَلَ خُطْوَةٌ ضَرورِيَّةٌ نَحْوَ النَّجاحِ.
Some leaders see failure as a necessary step toward success.
لَوْلا تَكَرُّرُ الفَشَلِ في تِلْكَ المُفاوَضاتِ لَما لَجَأَتِ الدَّوْلَتانِ إِلى الوَساطَةِ الدَّوْلِيَّةِ.
Had it not been for the repeated failure of those negotiations, the two states would not have resorted to international mediation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فَشَلٌ | |
| Genitive | فَشَلٍ | |
| Accusative | فَشَلاً | |
| Vocative | يا فَشَلُ |
Word family
فَشِلَto fail
فاشِلfailed, unsuccessful; a loserإِفْشالthe act of thwarting or foiling
فَشْلانfailed (colloquial)
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic triliteral root ف-ش-ل (f-sh-l), which carries the sense of weakening, faltering, and losing heart. The noun فَشَل follows the faʿal pattern used for verbal nouns and states. The same root appears in the Quran in the verb form, describing soldiers who lose courage and fail in battle.
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