See also: فی‎, قئ‎, فى, and قي

ArabicEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /fiː/
  • (file)

Etymology 1Edit

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), and Proto-Semitic *piʔat- (side; border; front, facing part of anything), i. e. the same word as فِئَة(fiʔa, troop), since this word is retained in Ge'ez only in the combination ለፌ (läfe, in the direction of or from, thence or thither). It has also functions originally borne by Proto-Semitic *bV-, potentially perceived or originating as a devoiced form of it.

PrepositionEdit

فِي ()

  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
    ʕindī suʔālun 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: ('on, divided by') عَلَىٰ(ʕalā)
    أَرْبَعَة فِي خَمْسَة‎ ― ʔarbaʕa(t) fī ḵamsaFour times five
InflectionEdit
    Inflected forms
Base form فِي ()
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)
DescendantsEdit
  • Maltese: f'

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

فِي () (form I)

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

Gulf ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

DeterminerEdit

في (fi)

  1. there is, there are

Usage notesEdit

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)

PrepositionEdit

في (fi)

  1. forms the conjugated forms of the preposition بْـ(b, in, at)
    فيها‎ ― fīhain her
    فينا‎ ― fīnain 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?”)

Hijazi ArabicEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Arabic فِي().

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

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
InflectionEdit
Inflected forms of في
Base form في(fi)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person فِيّ(fiyya) فينا(fīna)
2nd person فيك(fīk) فيكي(fīki) فيكم(fīkum)
3rd person فيه() فيها(fīha) فيهم(fīhum)
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From في (in) +‎ ـيَ(me).

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

في (fiyya)

  1. in me, within me

MalayEdit

NounEdit

في (plural في-في or في۲‎, informal 1st possessive فيکو‎, 2nd possessive فيمو‎, 3rd possessive فيڽ‎)

  1. Jawi spelling of fi

South Levantine ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic فِي().

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

في (fi)

  1. in, inside, at
    Synonym: بـ(b-)
  2. with, by means of
    Synonym: بـ(b-)

InflectionEdit

    Inflected forms of في
Base form في (fi)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person فيي(fiyyi) فينا(fīna)
2nd person فيك(fīk) فيك(fīki) فيكم(fīkom)
3rd person فيه() فيها(fīha) فيهم(fīhom)

في ()

  1. there is, there are
    Antonyms: مافي(mā-fi), ما فيش(ma fīš), ما فش(ma fišš), فش(fišš)
    شو في؟‎‎ ― šū fī?What's up?
    في إشي؟‎‎ ― fī ʔiši?Is something wrong? / Has something happened?

Derived termsEdit

  • فيه(, there is, there are)

See alsoEdit

Tunisian ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic فِي().

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

في (fi)

  1. in
    تسكن عايلتي في سوسة‎ ― tuskun ʿāyilti fi sūsaMy family lives in Sousse
    هي باش تجي في مارس‎ ― hiyya bāš tji fi marsShe will come in March
    نجم نعمل الخدمة هاذي في ثلاثة يام‎ ― nnajjim naʕmil il-ḵidma hāḏi fi ṯlāṯa yyāmI can do this work in three days
    هي في صحة طيبة‎ ― hiyya fi ṣaḥḥa ṭayybaShe is in good health

InflectionEdit

inflected forms of في
Base form في (fi)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person في (fiyya) فينا(fīna)
2nd person فيك(fīk) فيكم(fīkum)
3rd person فيه(fīh) فيها(fīha) فيهم(fīhum)