فل

See also: قل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ل ل (f-l-l)

Verb

فَلَّ • (falla) I, non-past يَفُلُّ‎ (yafullu)

2. to notch, to nick
   • 795, unknown poet, about Yazid ibn Mazyad al-Shaybani defeating Al-Walid ibn Tarif al-Shaybani:

     وَائِل بَعْضُهُمْ يَقْتُلُ بَعْضًا لَا يَفُلُّ ٱلْحَدِيدُ إِلَا ٱلْحَدِيدَ .

     wāʔil baʕḍuhum yaqtulu baʕḍan lā yafullu l-ḥadīdu ʔilā l-ḥadīda .

     Wael tribe kill each other, won't notch iron but iron.

4. to break the sharpness of, to defeat, to rout

Conjugation

Conjugation of

فَلَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun فَلّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَلّ fall
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَالّ fāll
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَفْلُول maflūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَلَلْتُ falaltu	فَلَلْتَ falalta	فَلَّ falla		فَلَلْتُمَا falaltumā	فَلَّا fallā		فَلَلْنَا falalnā	فَلَلْتُمْ falaltum	فَلُّوا fallū
	f		فَلَلْتِ falalti	فَلَّتْ fallat			فَلَّتَا fallatā			فَلَلْتُنَّ falaltunna	فَلَلْنَ falalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفُلُّ ʔafullu	تَفُلُّ tafullu	يَفُلُّ yafullu		تَفُلَّانِ tafullāni	يَفُلَّانِ yafullāni		نَفُلُّ nafullu	تَفُلُّونَ tafullūna	يَفُلُّونَ yafullūna
	f		تَفُلِّينَ tafullīna	تَفُلُّ tafullu			تَفُلَّانِ tafullāni			تَفْلُلْنَ taflulna	يَفْلُلْنَ yaflulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفُلَّ ʔafulla	تَفُلَّ tafulla	يَفُلَّ yafulla		تَفُلَّا tafullā	يَفُلَّا yafullā		نَفُلَّ nafulla	تَفُلُّوا tafullū	يَفُلُّوا yafullū
	f		تَفُلِّي tafullī	تَفُلَّ tafulla			تَفُلَّا tafullā			تَفْلُلْنَ taflulna	يَفْلُلْنَ yaflulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفُلَّ or أَفُلِّ or أَفْلُلْ ʔafulla or ʔafulli or ʔaflul	تَفُلَّ or تَفُلِّ or تَفْلُلْ tafulla or tafulli or taflul	يَفُلَّ or يَفُلِّ or يَفْلُلْ yafulla or yafulli or yaflul		تَفُلَّا tafullā	يَفُلَّا yafullā		نَفُلَّ or نَفُلِّ or نَفْلُلْ nafulla or nafulli or naflul	تَفُلُّوا tafullū	يَفُلُّوا yafullū
	f		تَفُلِّي tafullī	تَفُلَّ or تَفُلِّ or تَفْلُلْ tafulla or tafulli or taflul			تَفُلَّا tafullā			تَفْلُلْنَ taflulna	يَفْلُلْنَ yaflulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فُلَّ or فُلِّ or اُفْلُلْ fulla or fulli or uflul			فُلَّا fullā				فُلُّوا fullū
	f		فُلِّي fullī							اُفْلُلْنَ uflulna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فُلِلْتُ fuliltu	فُلِلْتَ fulilta	فُلَّ fulla		فُلِلْتُمَا fuliltumā	فُلَّا fullā		فُلِلْنَا fulilnā	فُلِلْتُمْ fuliltum	فُلُّوا fullū
	f		فُلِلْتِ fulilti	فُلَّتْ fullat			فُلَّتَا fullatā			فُلِلْتُنَّ fuliltunna	فُلِلْنَ fulilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَلُّ ʔufallu	تُفَلُّ tufallu	يُفَلُّ yufallu		تُفَلَّانِ tufallāni	يُفَلَّانِ yufallāni		نُفَلُّ nufallu	تُفَلُّونَ tufallūna	يُفَلُّونَ yufallūna
	f		تُفَلِّينَ tufallīna	تُفَلُّ tufallu			تُفَلَّانِ tufallāni			تُفْلَلْنَ tuflalna	يُفْلَلْنَ yuflalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَلَّ ʔufalla	تُفَلَّ tufalla	يُفَلَّ yufalla		تُفَلَّا tufallā	يُفَلَّا yufallā		نُفَلَّ nufalla	تُفَلُّوا tufallū	يُفَلُّوا yufallū
	f		تُفَلِّي tufallī	تُفَلَّ tufalla			تُفَلَّا tufallā			تُفْلَلْنَ tuflalna	يُفْلَلْنَ yuflalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَلَّ or أُفَلِّ or أُفْلَلْ ʔufalla or ʔufalli or ʔuflal	تُفَلَّ or تُفَلِّ or تُفْلَلْ tufalla or tufalli or tuflal	يُفَلَّ or يُفَلِّ or يُفْلَلْ yufalla or yufalli or yuflal		تُفَلَّا tufallā	يُفَلَّا yufallā		نُفَلَّ or نُفَلِّ or نُفْلَلْ nufalla or nufalli or nuflal	تُفَلُّوا tufallū	يُفَلُّوا yufallū
	f		تُفَلِّي tufallī	تُفَلَّ or تُفَلِّ or تُفْلَلْ tufalla or tufalli or tuflal			تُفَلَّا tufallā			تُفْلَلْنَ tuflalna	يُفْلَلْنَ yuflalna

Verb

فَلَّ • (falla) I, non-past يَفَلُّ‎ (yafallu)

2. to have notches, to fell
3. to run away, to break free (cf. فَرَّ (farra))

Conjugation

Conjugation of

فَلَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun فَلَل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَلَل falal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						فَالّ fāll
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَلِلْتُ faliltu	فَلِلْتَ falilta	فَلَّ falla		فَلِلْتُمَا faliltumā	فَلَّا fallā		فَلِلْنَا falilnā	فَلِلْتُمْ faliltum	فَلُّوا fallū
	f		فَلِلْتِ falilti	فَلَّتْ fallat			فَلَّتَا fallatā			فَلِلْتُنَّ faliltunna	فَلِلْنَ falilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفَلُّ ʔafallu	تَفَلُّ tafallu	يَفَلُّ yafallu		تَفَلَّانِ tafallāni	يَفَلَّانِ yafallāni		نَفَلُّ nafallu	تَفَلُّونَ tafallūna	يَفَلُّونَ yafallūna
	f		تَفَلِّينَ tafallīna	تَفَلُّ tafallu			تَفَلَّانِ tafallāni			تَفْلَلْنَ taflalna	يَفْلَلْنَ yaflalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفَلَّ ʔafalla	تَفَلَّ tafalla	يَفَلَّ yafalla		تَفَلَّا tafallā	يَفَلَّا yafallā		نَفَلَّ nafalla	تَفَلُّوا tafallū	يَفَلُّوا yafallū
	f		تَفَلِّي tafallī	تَفَلَّ tafalla			تَفَلَّا tafallā			تَفْلَلْنَ taflalna	يَفْلَلْنَ yaflalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفَلَّ or أَفَلِّ or أَفْلَلْ ʔafalla or ʔafalli or ʔaflal	تَفَلَّ or تَفَلِّ or تَفْلَلْ tafalla or tafalli or taflal	يَفَلَّ or يَفَلِّ or يَفْلَلْ yafalla or yafalli or yaflal		تَفَلَّا tafallā	يَفَلَّا yafallā		نَفَلَّ or نَفَلِّ or نَفْلَلْ nafalla or nafalli or naflal	تَفَلُّوا tafallū	يَفَلُّوا yafallū
	f		تَفَلِّي tafallī	تَفَلَّ or تَفَلِّ or تَفْلَلْ tafalla or tafalli or taflal			تَفَلَّا tafallā			تَفْلَلْنَ taflalna	يَفْلَلْنَ yaflalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فَلَّ or فَلِّ or اِفْلَلْ falla or falli or iflal			فَلَّا fallā				فَلُّوا fallū
	f		فَلِّي fallī							اِفْلَلْنَ iflalna

Noun

فَلّ • (fall) m (plural فُلُول (fulūl))

1. verbal noun of فَلَّ (falla) (form I)
3. notch, nick, incision
5. piece broken off because of notching, fragment, sliver, filing, spark and the like
7. meagre remnant, piece of rubble

Declension

Declension of noun فَلّ (fall)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلّ fall	الْفَلّ al-fall	فَلّ fall
Nominative	فَلٌّ fallun	الْفَلُّ al-fallu	فَلُّ fallu
Accusative	فَلًّا fallan	الْفَلَّ al-falla	فَلَّ falla
Genitive	فَلٍّ fallin	الْفَلِّ al-falli	فَلِّ falli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَّيْن fallayn	الْفَلَّيْن al-fallayn	فَلَّيْ fallay
Nominative	فَلَّانِ fallāni	الْفَلَّانِ al-fallāni	فَلَّا fallā
Accusative	فَلَّيْنِ fallayni	الْفَلَّيْنِ al-fallayni	فَلَّيْ fallay
Genitive	فَلَّيْنِ fallayni	الْفَلَّيْنِ al-fallayni	فَلَّيْ fallay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُلُول fulūl	الْفُلُول al-fulūl	فُلُول fulūl
Nominative	فُلُولٌ fulūlun	الْفُلُولُ al-fulūlu	فُلُولُ fulūlu
Accusative	فُلُولًا fulūlan	الْفُلُولَ al-fulūla	فُلُولَ fulūla
Genitive	فُلُولٍ fulūlin	الْفُلُولِ al-fulūli	فُلُولِ fulūli

Noun

فَلّ • (fall) m (plural فُلُول (fulūl) or أَفْلَال (ʔaflāl) or فُلَّال (fullāl))

2. a company of men detached or broken off after the defeat of the rest, a party of fugitives

Declension

Declension of noun فَلّ (fall)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلّ fall	الْفَلّ al-fall	فَلّ fall
Nominative	فَلٌّ fallun	الْفَلُّ al-fallu	فَلُّ fallu
Accusative	فَلًّا fallan	الْفَلَّ al-falla	فَلَّ falla
Genitive	فَلٍّ fallin	الْفَلِّ al-falli	فَلِّ falli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَلَّيْن fallayn	الْفَلَّيْن al-fallayn	فَلَّيْ fallay
Nominative	فَلَّانِ fallāni	الْفَلَّانِ al-fallāni	فَلَّا fallā
Accusative	فَلَّيْنِ fallayni	الْفَلَّيْنِ al-fallayni	فَلَّيْ fallay
Genitive	فَلَّيْنِ fallayni	الْفَلَّيْنِ al-fallayni	فَلَّيْ fallay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُلُول‎; أَفْلَال‎; فُلَّال fulūl‎; ʔaflāl‎; fullāl	الْفُلُول‎; الْأَفْلَال‎; الْفُلَّال al-fulūl‎; al-ʔaflāl‎; al-fullāl	فُلُول‎; أَفْلَال‎; فُلَّال fulūl‎; ʔaflāl‎; fullāl
Nominative	فُلُولٌ‎; أَفْلَالٌ‎; فُلَّالٌ fulūlun‎; ʔaflālun‎; fullālun	الْفُلُولُ‎; الْأَفْلَالُ‎; الْفُلَّالُ al-fulūlu‎; al-ʔaflālu‎; al-fullālu	فُلُولُ‎; أَفْلَالُ‎; فُلَّالُ fulūlu‎; ʔaflālu‎; fullālu
Accusative	فُلُولًا‎; أَفْلَالًا‎; فُلَّالًا fulūlan‎; ʔaflālan‎; fullālan	الْفُلُولَ‎; الْأَفْلَالَ‎; الْفُلَّالَ al-fulūla‎; al-ʔaflāla‎; al-fullāla	فُلُولَ‎; أَفْلَالَ‎; فُلَّالَ fulūla‎; ʔaflāla‎; fullāla
Genitive	فُلُولٍ‎; أَفْلَالٍ‎; فُلَّالٍ fulūlin‎; ʔaflālin‎; fullālin	الْفُلُولِ‎; الْأَفْلَالِ‎; الْفُلَّالِ al-fulūli‎; al-ʔaflāli‎; al-fullāli	فُلُولِ‎; أَفْلَالِ‎; فُلَّالِ fulūli‎; ʔaflāli‎; fullāli

Noun

فِلّ • (fill) m

2. land where there is no herbage, destitute region

Declension

Declension of noun فِلّ (fill)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلّ fill	الْفِلّ al-fill	فِلّ fill
Nominative	فِلٌّ fillun	الْفِلُّ al-fillu	فِلُّ fillu
Accusative	فِلًّا fillan	الْفِلَّ al-filla	فِلَّ filla
Genitive	فِلٍّ fillin	الْفِلِّ al-filli	فِلِّ filli

Adjective

فِلّ • (fill)

2. devoid, destitute

Declension

Declension of adjective فِلّ (fill)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فِلّ fill	الْفِلّ al-fill	فِلَّة filla	الْفِلَّة al-filla
Nominative	فِلٌّ fillun	الْفِلُّ al-fillu	فِلَّةٌ fillatun	الْفِلَّةُ al-fillatu
Accusative	فِلًّا fillan	الْفِلَّ al-filla	فِلَّةً fillatan	الْفِلَّةَ al-fillata
Genitive	فِلٍّ fillin	الْفِلِّ al-filli	فِلَّةٍ fillatin	الْفِلَّةِ al-fillati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فِلَّيْن fillayn	الْفِلَّيْن al-fillayn	فِلَّتَيْن fillatayn	الْفِلَّتَيْن al-fillatayn
Nominative	فِلَّانِ fillāni	الْفِلَّانِ al-fillāni	فِلَّتَانِ fillatāni	الْفِلَّتَانِ al-fillatāni
Accusative	فِلَّيْنِ fillayni	الْفِلَّيْنِ al-fillayni	فِلَّتَيْنِ fillatayni	الْفِلَّتَيْنِ al-fillatayni
Genitive	فِلَّيْنِ fillayni	الْفِلَّيْنِ al-fillayni	فِلَّتَيْنِ fillatayni	الْفِلَّتَيْنِ al-fillatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	فِلَّات fillāt	الْفِلَّات al-fillāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	فِلَّاتٌ fillātun	الْفِلَّاتُ al-fillātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	فِلَّاتٍ fillātin	الْفِلَّاتِ al-fillāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	فِلَّاتٍ fillātin	الْفِلَّاتِ al-fillāti

فُلّ – Jasminum sambac 'Monhariklia', aka Summer Soul Arabian Jasmine

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps cognate to Hindi फूल (phūl, “flower”).

Noun

فُلّ or فِلّ • (full or fill) m

2. Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)

Declension

Declension of noun فُلّ (full)‎; فِلّ (fill)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُلّ‎; فِلّ full‎; fill	الْفُلّ‎; الْفِلّ al-full‎; al-fill	فُلّ‎; فِلّ full‎; fill
Nominative	فُلٌّ‎; فِلٌّ fullun‎; fillun	الْفُلُّ‎; الْفِلُّ al-fullu‎; al-fillu	فُلُّ‎; فِلُّ fullu‎; fillu
Accusative	فُلًّا‎; فِلًّا fullan‎; fillan	الْفُلَّ‎; الْفِلَّ al-fulla‎; al-filla	فُلَّ‎; فِلَّ fulla‎; filla
Genitive	فُلٍّ‎; فِلٍّ fullin‎; fillin	الْفُلِّ‎; الْفِلِّ al-fulli‎; al-filli	فُلِّ‎; فِلِّ fulli‎; filli

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: فل (full, ful)
  • Turkish: ful, full
  • → Greek: φούλι (foúli)

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek φελλός (phellós, “cork”).

Noun

فِلّ or فَلّ • (fill or fall) m

2. cork, the bast of the cork oak

Declension

Declension of noun فِلّ (fill)‎; فَلّ (fall)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِلّ‎; فَلّ fill‎; fall	الْفِلّ‎; الْفَلّ al-fill‎; al-fall	فِلّ‎; فَلّ fill‎; fall
Nominative	فِلٌّ‎; فَلٌّ fillun‎; fallun	الْفِلُّ‎; الْفَلُّ al-fillu‎; al-fallu	فِلُّ‎; فَلُّ fillu‎; fallu
Accusative	فِلًّا‎; فَلًّا fillan‎; fallan	الْفِلَّ‎; الْفَلَّ al-filla‎; al-falla	فِلَّ‎; فَلَّ filla‎; falla
Genitive	فِلٍّ‎; فَلٍّ fillin‎; fallin	الْفِلِّ‎; الْفَلِّ al-filli‎; al-falli	فِلِّ‎; فَلِّ filli‎; falli

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “فل”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 276a
• Freytag, Georg (1835) “فل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 367
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “فل”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[3] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 626
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[4], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2433–2434
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “فل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[5], London: W.H. Allen, page 802
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “فل”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[6] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 978b

North Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

(Lebanon) IPA^(key): /fall/

• (Beirut) IPA^(key): /fall/

(Syria) IPA^(key): /fall/

• Hyphenation: fall

Verb

فَلّ • (fall) I

1. to leave from a place
2. to depart

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَلّ (fall).

Noun

فل • (fell, fel)

2. notch, nick, incision
4. piece broken off because of notching, fragment, sliver

Etymology 2

From Arabic فُلّ (full).

Noun

فل • (full, ful) (plural فلول (felul))

2. Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac), and Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum)
4. sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius)

Descendants

• Turkish: ful, full
• → Greek: φούλι (foúli)

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fall/

Verb

فَلّ • (fall) I

1. to leave from a place
2. to depart

Conjugation

Conjugation of فلّ (fall)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	فلّيت (fallēt)	فلّيت (fallēt)	فلّ (fall)		فلّينا (fallēna)	فلّيتو (fallētu)	فلّو (fallu)
	f		فلّيتي (fallēti)	فلّت (fallat)
present	m	بفلّ (bafill)	بتفلّ (bitfill)	بفلّ (bifill)		منفلّ (minfill)	بتفلّو (bitfillu)	بفلّو (bifillu)
	f		بتفلّي (bitfilli)	بتفلّ (bitfill)
subjunctive	m	افلّ (afill)	تفلّ (tfill)	يفلّ (yfill)		نفلّ (nfill)	تفلّو (tfillu)	يفلّو (yfillu)
	f		تفلّي (tfilli)	تفلّ (tfill)
imperative	m		فلّ (fill)				فلّو (fillu)
	f		فلّي (filli)