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فُسَقٌ

Root: فسق

Full Definition

فُسَقٌ and فِسِّيقٌ , applied to a man, Always characterized by فِسْق.
2 يَافُسَقُ means يَا أَيُّهَا الفَاسِقُ [O thou فَاسِق]; like يَا خُبَثُ, meaning يَا أَيُّهَا انخَبِيثُ; فُسَقُ being determinate, as is shown by their saying يَا فُسَقُ الخَبِيثُ, thus prefixing ال to خبيث: and to a woman they say يَا فَسَاقِ , like قَطَامِ, meaning يَا فَاسِقَةُ [or rather يَا أَيُّهَا الفَاسِقَةُ].
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