See also: ف ع ل

Arabic edit

Root
ف ع ل (f-ʕ-l)

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Hebrew פָּעַל (pa'ál, to do).

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Verb edit

فَعَلَ (faʕala) I, non-past يَفْعَلُ‎ (yafʕalu)

  1. to do
  2. to fulfill
  3. to act, to perform an activity without help
  4. to affect, to have an effect on
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Etymology 2 edit

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فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala) II, non-past يُفَعِّلُ‎ (yufaʕʕilu)

  1. to activate
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فِعْل (fiʕlm (plural أَفْعَال (ʔafʕāl) or فِعَال (fiʕāl))

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of فَعَلَ (faʕala) (form I)
  2. activity, action, work
  3. performance, acting
  4. vocation, employment
  5. function
  6. deed, act, action
  7. effect, impact, influence
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Noun edit

فِعْل (fiʕlm (plural أَفْعَال (ʔafʕāl))

  1. (grammar) verb
    Hyponyms: فِعْل أَجْوَف (fiʕl ʔajwaf), فِعْل مَهْمُوز (fiʕl mahmūz), فِعْل مِثَال (fiʕl miṯāl), فِعْل مُضَعَّف (fiʕl muḍaʕʕaf), فِعْل مُعْتَلّ (fiʕl muʕtall), فِعْل نَاقِص (fiʕl nāqiṣ), فِعْل صَحِيح (fiʕl ṣaḥīḥ), فِعْل لَازِم (fiʕl lāzim), فِعْل مُتَعَدٍّ (fiʕl mutaʕaddin), فِعْل تَامّ (fiʕl tāmm), فِعْل نَاسِخ (fiʕl nāsiḵ), فِعْل جَامِد (fiʕl jāmid), فِعْل مَزِيد (fiʕl mazīd), فِعْل مُجَرَّد (fiʕl mujarrad), فِعْل مَاضٍ (fiʕl māḍin), فِعْل مُضَارِع (fiʕl muḍāriʕ)
    • Ibn Malik
      كَلَامُنَا لَفْظٌ مُفِيدٌ كَٱسْتَقِمْ / وَٱسْمٌ وَفِعْلٌ ثُمَّ حَرْفٌ ٱلْكَلِم
      kalāmunā lafẓun mufīdun kastaqim / wasmun wafiʕlun ṯumma ḥarfun l-kalim
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Noun edit

فِعْل (fiʕlm (plural أَفَاعِيل (ʔafāʕīl))

  1. exploit, great deed, feat
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فَعْل (faʕlm

  1. verbal noun of فَعَلَ (faʕala) (form I)
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).

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Noun edit

فعل (Rumi spelling fiil)

  1. work
  2. attitude

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Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).

Noun edit

فعل (fil) (plural افعال (efal))

  1. action, deed
  2. (grammar) verb

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Persian edit

 
Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
 

Readings
Classical reading? fi'l
Dari reading? fe'l
Iranian reading? fe'l
Tajik reading? feʾl

Noun edit

Dari فعل
Iranian Persian
Tajik феъл

فعل (fe'l) (plural فعل‌ها (fe'l-hâ) or افعال (af'âl))

  1. act
  2. action
  3. (grammar) verb

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South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ف ع ل
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fiʕl/, [ˈfɪ.ʕ(ɪ)l]
  • (file)

Noun edit

فعل (fiʕlm (plural أفعال (ʔafʕāl))

  1. action
  2. verb

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Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian فعل (fi'l), from Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).

Noun edit

فعل (fe'lm

  1. (grammar) verb
  2. act
  3. action
  4. deed
  5. work