فأس

Meaning

1. axe, hatchet, cleaver (tool)
2. adze, pickaxe, mattock (tool)
3. a protrusion, especially one in a curb bit for a horse's mouth
4. a protuberant portion of a millstone, the middle of which attaches to an axis
5. a protuberant portion of a millstone, the middle of which attaches to an axis

Concepts

hoe

axe

🪓

hatchet

ax

pick

⛏️

mattok

pick

⛏️

Synonyms

بلطة

🪓

Translations

machado

🪓

scure

🪓

securis

balta

🪓

hacha

🪓

Axt

🪓

ascia

🪓

destral

🪓

hache

🪓

Pickel

pioche

binette

bine

houe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/faʔs/

Etymology

From the root ف ء س (f ʔ s), meaning "to cleave or split", "to wedge or dig into", "to cut into", "to hew down". Compare Akkadian 𒂆 (pāšu, “axe, adze”).