في

See also: فی‎, قئ‎, فى‎, and قي‎

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiː/

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Etymology 1

Ultimately Proto-Semitic *pV(y)- (“in, at, or about a place or time; to be in with, to be among, during”) possibly related to Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth, an orifice, an entrance, a means in or to enter”). Cognates with Hebrew פֹּה‎ (“here”) and פִּי‎ (“multiplied, -fold”, literally “with, to have this length with this width”) and Ugaritic 𐎔 (p, “here, in this place or in this time; in the manner of, relating or pertaining to”).

Preposition

فِي • (fī)

1. in, within
2. during, for a duration of
3. in with, among, together with
4. of, about, in regards to, pertaining to, in the subject or topic of

   ‏عِنْدِي سُؤَالٌ فِي النَّحْوِ‎

   ʿindī suʾālun fī n-naḥwi

   I have a question about grammar

5. on account of, for the reason of, in relation to
6. times, multiplied by, to have a measure of this by this

   Antonym: عَلَىٰ‎ (ʿalā) ('on, divided by')

   ‏أَرْبَعَة فِي خَمْسَة‎ ― ʾarbaʿa(t) fī ḵamsa ― Four times five

Inflection

    Inflected forms

Base form					فِي (fī)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	فِيَّ (fiyya)			فِينَا‎ (fīnā)
Second person	فِيكَ‎ (fīka)	فِيكِ‎ (fīki)	فِيكُمَا‎ (fīkumā)	فِيكُمْ‎ (fīkum)	فِيكُنَّ‎ (fīkunna)
Third person	فِيهِ‎ (fīhi)	فِيهَا‎ (fīhā)	فِيهِمَا‎ (fīhimā)	فِيهِمْ‎ (fīhim)	فِيهِنَّ‎ (fīhinna)

Descendants

• Maltese: f'

Etymology 2

Verb

فِي • (fī) (form I)

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of وَفَى‎ (wafā)

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فِي‎ (fī). Compare Egyptian Arabic فيه‎ (fī), Hijazi Arabic فيه‎ (fī), and North Levantine Arabic فيه‎ (fī).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /fi/

Determiner

في • (fi)

1. there is, there are

Usage notes

The past tense there was and there were is formed by adding كان‎ (kān) before في, for example كان في دونت بس خلصوا (kān fī dunat/donat bas ḵaḷḷaṣaw, “there were doughnuts but they finished”)

Preposition

في • (fi)

1. forms the conjugated forms of the preposition بْـ‎ (b, “in, at”)

   ‏فيها‎ ― fīha ― in her

   ‏فينا‎ ― fīna ― in us

2. (with conjugation) how about s.th., do you feel like s.th.

   ‏فيكم سينما؟‎‎

   fīkum sēnima?

   Do you feel like going to the cinema?

   (literally, “in you (CPL), is there a cinema?”)

   ‏فيچ نجرب المترو؟‎‎

   fīc njarrib il-mitro?

   Do you feel like trying the metro?

   (literally, “in you (FSG) (we) try the metro?”)

   ‏فيك سفرة؟‎‎

   fīk safra?

   Do you feel like travelling

   (literally, “in you (MSG), is there a trip?”)

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic فِي‎ (fī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi/

Preposition

في • (fi)

1. in, within, at

   Synonym: فـ‎ (fi, “in, at”)

   ‏نورة في المدرسة/فالمدرسة‎

   nūra fil-madrasa

   Nura is in the school

2. of, about, in regards to, pertaining to, in the subject or topic of
3. times, multiplied by, to have a measure of this by this
4. (with conjugation) to feel like

   ‏ما فِيّ أروح اليوم‎

   ma fiyya arūḥ al-yōm

   I don't feel like going today

Inflection

Inflected forms

Base form					في‎ (fi)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Common
1st person		فِيّ‎ (fiyya)		فينا‎ (fīna)
2nd person		فيك‎ (fīk)	فيكي‎ (fīki)	فيكم‎ (fīkum)
3rd person		فيه‎ (fī)	فيها‎ (fīha)	فيهم‎ (fīhum)

Related terms

• فيه‎ (fī, “there is”), مافي‎ (māfi, “there isn't”), ما فيه‎ (mā fī, “there isn't in him/it”)

Etymology 2

From في (“in”) +‎ ـيَ‎ (“me”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fijːa/

Adverb

في • (fiyya)

1. in me, within me

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Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فِي‎ (fī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi/

Preposition

في (fi)

1. in

   ‏تسكن عايلتي في سوسة‎ ― tuskun ʿāyilti fi sūsa ― My family lives in Sousse

   ‏هي باش تجي في مارس‎ ― hiyya bāš tji fi mars ― She will come in March

   ‏نجم نعمل الخدمة هاذي في ثلاثة يام‎ ― nnajjim naʕmil il-ḵidma hāḏi fi ṯlāṯa yyām ― I can do this work in three days

   ‏هي في صحة طيبة‎ ― hiyya fi ṣaḥḥa ṭayyba ― She is in good health

Inflection

Inflected forms

Base form					في (fi)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Common
1st person		في (fiyya)		فينا‎ (fīna)
2nd person		فيك‎ (fīk)		فيكم‎ (fīkum)
3rd person		فيه‎ (fīh)	فيها‎ (fīha)	فيهم‎ (fīhum)