في

See also: فی, قئ, فى, and قي

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiː/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

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.

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 ― 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 ḵamsa ― Four times five

Inflection

Inflected forms

base form					فِي (fī)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		dual	plural
	m	f		m	f
1st person	فِيَّ (fiyya)		فِينَا (fīnā)
2nd person	فِيكَ (fīka)	فِيكِ (fīki)	فِيكُمَا (fīkumā)	فِيكُمْ (fīkum)	فِيكُنَّ (fīkunna)
3rd person	فِيهِ (fīhi)	فِيهَا (fīhā)	فِيهِمَا (fīhimā)	فِيهِمْ (fīhim)	فِيهِنَّ (fīhinna)

Derived terms

• فِيمَا (fīmā)
• فِيمَا بَعْد (fīmā baʕd)
• فِيمَ (fīma)
• فِيمَنْ (fīman)

Descendants

• Maltese: f’

Etymology 2

Verb

فِي • (fī) (form I) /fiː/

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

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فِي (fī).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /fi/, [fɪ]

Preposition

في • (fi)

1. in, within, inside

   Antonym: برّا (barra, “outside”)

2. during
3. in with, among

   Synonym: من (min, “of”)

Alternative forms

• فـ, ف (alternative spellings)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /fiː/, [fiː] (stressed)
• IPA^(key): [fi] (unstressed)

Verb

في • (fī)

1. (intransitive) there be

   في جبنة في التلاجة ― fī gibna fi it-tallāga ― There's cheese in the fridge

   في حاجة؟ ― fī ḥāga? ― Something the matter? (literally, “is there something?”)

2. (transitive, of a location) to have (in it)

   الطيّارة فيها ناس ― iṭ-ṭayyāra fīha nās ― The airplane has people in it

Inflection

Inflection of في

base form			في
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	فيّا		فينا
2nd person	فيك	فيكي	فيكوا
3rd person	فيه	فيها	فيهم

Alternative forms

• فيه (alternative spelling)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) 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?”)

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

Inflection 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 (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): /fij.ja/

Adverb

في • (fiyya)

1. in me, within me

Malay

Noun

في (plural في-في or في٢)

1. Jawi spelling of fi.‎‎

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Picture dictionary

في

فوق

تحت

بـ/

في

قدام

ورا

على

جنب

بين

Prepositions of location

From Arabic فِي (fī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi/, [fi]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

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Preposition

في • (fi)

1. in, inside, at

   Synonym: بـ (b-)

2. with, by means of

   Synonym: بـ (b-)

3. (false verb) to be able to (do something)

   Synonym: قدر (ʔidir)

   فينا نروح عالسينما بكرة. ― fīna nrūḥ ʕas-sīnema bukra. ― We can go to the cinema tomorrow.

Usage notes

• When used as a verb, the term في (fi) is "conjugated" with enclitic pronouns, similar to terms like بدّ (bidd).

Inflection

Inflection 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 (fī)	فيها (fīha)	فيهم (fīhom)

Determiner

في • (fi)

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 terms

• فيه (fī, “there is, there are”)

See also

• جوات (juwwāt, “inside”), داخل (dāḵel, “inside”)

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

Inflection 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)