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fal

See also: Fal, FAL, fál, fàl, and fäl
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Translingual

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fal

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for South Fali.

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English

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Verb

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fal

  1. Obsolete spelling of fall.

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Proposals include:

  1. Inherited from Proto-Indo-European, akin to Ancient Greek σφάλλω (sphállō, “to overthrow”).[1][2]
  2. Borrowed from South Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *xvaliti (“to praise”), compare Macedonian фали (fali), Serbo-Croatian hváliti / хва́лити.[3]

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Verb

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fal (aorist fala, participle falur)

  1. to forgive, pardon
    më falni ― sorry (literally, “forgive me”)
    1. to remit, grant amnesty
    2. to free (a prisoner)
      Synonym: liroj
    3. to relieve (from a debt)
      Synonym: liroj
  2. to give (as a present), offer, bestow
    Synonym: dhuroj
    • 1937, Gjergj Fishta, “XIV — Te ura e rrzhanicës”, in Lahuta e Malcís, lines 153–154:
      Madhi Zot! tý t' kjofsha falë, / Se shum shkjau na paska dalë
      Great God! May I be bestowed to you,[4] how many Slavs come to us!
  3. to lend
    Synonym: huaj
  4. to worship (a god); to celebrate (a ceremony, festivity, etc.)
    fal bajramin ― to celebrate Eid
  5. to greet, salute
    Synonym: përshëndet
  6. to turn off
    Synonyms: shuaj, fik
    fal dritën ― to turn off the light
  7. to bend over
    Synonyms: ul, përkul
  8. (third person) to set (of the sun)
    Synonyms: ulet, zbret, perëndon

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References

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  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume I, Prishtinë: Rilindja, page 173f.
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fal”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 93
  3. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “faľ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 98
  4. ^ Flora, Koleci (2022) “Tradurre il testo e … tradire il contesto”, in Lingue e linguaggi, volume 48, →DOI, page 165
  • “fal”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 446f.

Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فَأْل (“good omen”).

Noun

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fal (definite accusative falı, plural fallar)

  1. divination, fortune-telling
    fala baxmaq ― to tell fortunes
  2. a sample of a fruit, such as melon or watermelon, cut out by the vendor and presented to the potential buyer
  3. a piece (of bread)

Declension

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Declension of fal
singular plural
nominative falfallar
definite accusative falıfalları
dative falafallara
locative faldafallarda
ablative faldanfallardan
definite genitive falınfalların
Possessive forms of fal
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) falım fallarım
sənin (“your”) falın falların
onun (“his/her/its”) falı falları
bizim (“our”) falımız fallarımız
sizin (“your”) falınız fallarınız
onların (“their”) falı or falları falları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) falımı fallarımı
sənin (“your”) falını fallarını
onun (“his/her/its”) falını fallarını
bizim (“our”) falımızı fallarımızı
sizin (“your”) falınızı fallarınızı
onların (“their”) falını or fallarını fallarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) falıma fallarıma
sənin (“your”) falına fallarına
onun (“his/her/its”) falına fallarına
bizim (“our”) falımıza fallarımıza
sizin (“your”) falınıza fallarınıza
onların (“their”) falına or fallarına fallarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) falımda fallarımda
sənin (“your”) falında fallarında
onun (“his/her/its”) falında fallarında
bizim (“our”) falımızda fallarımızda
sizin (“your”) falınızda fallarınızda
onların (“their”) falında or fallarında fallarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) falımdan fallarımdan
sənin (“your”) falından fallarından
onun (“his/her/its”) falından fallarından
bizim (“our”) falımızdan fallarımızdan
sizin (“your”) falınızdan fallarınızdan
onların (“their”) falından or fallarından fallarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) falımın fallarımın
sənin (“your”) falının fallarının
onun (“his/her/its”) falının fallarının
bizim (“our”) falımızın fallarımızın
sizin (“your”) falınızın fallarınızın
onların (“their”) falının or fallarının fallarının

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Armenian: փալ (pʻal)

Further reading

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  • “fal” in Obastan.com.

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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From Arabic فَأْل (“good omen”).

Noun

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fal

  1. divination, fortune-telling

Declension

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Declension of fal
singular plural
nominative fal fallar
genitive falnıñ fallarnıñ
dative falğa fallarğa
accusative falnı fallarnı
locative falda fallarda
ablative faldan fallardan

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Hungarian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Ugric *påda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *padɜ. Cognates include Finnish pato (“dam”). [1][2]

Noun

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fal (plural falak)

  2. wall
Declension
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Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative fal falak
accusative falat falakat
dative falnak falaknak
instrumental fallal falakkal
causal-final falért falakért
translative fallá falakká
terminative falig falakig
essive-formal falként falakként
essive-modal — —
inessive falban falakban
superessive falon falakon
adessive falnál falaknál
illative falba falakba
sublative falra falakra
allative falhoz falakhoz
elative falból falakból
delative falról falakról
ablative faltól falaktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		falé falaké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		faléi falakéi
Possessive forms of fal
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. falam falaim
2nd person sing. falad falaid
3rd person sing. fala falai
1st person plural falunk falaink
2nd person plural falatok falaitok
3rd person plural faluk falaik
Derived terms
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Compound words with this term at the beginning
Compound words with this term at the end
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Uralic *pala- (“to devour”). Cognates include Finnish palaa (“to burn”).

Verb

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fal

  2. (ambitransitive) to devour, gorge, wolf, scarf (eat greedily, voraciously, or ravenously)
    Synonyms: zabál, habzsol, tömi magát
Conjugation
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Conjugation of fal
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. falok falsz fal falunk faltok falnak
def. falom falod falja faljuk faljátok falják
2nd obj fallak
past indef. faltam faltál falt faltunk faltatok faltak
def. faltam faltad falta faltuk faltátok falták
2nd obj faltalak
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. falni fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. falék falál fala falánk falátok falának
def. falám falád falá falánk falátok falák
2nd obj falálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. fal vala, falt vala/volt.
archaic future indef. falandok falandasz faland falandunk falandotok falandanak
def. falandom falandod falandja falandjuk falandjátok falandják
2nd obj falandalak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. falnék falnál falna falnánk falnátok falnának
def. falnám falnád falná falnánk
(or falnók) 		falnátok falnák
2nd obj falnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. falt volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. faljak falj or
faljál 		faljon faljunk faljatok faljanak
def. faljam fald or
faljad 		falja faljuk faljátok falják
2nd obj faljalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. falt légyen
infinitive falni falnom falnod falnia falnunk falnotok falniuk
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
falás faló falt falandó falva (falván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of fal
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. falhatok falhatsz falhat falhatunk falhattok falhatnak
def. falhatom falhatod falhatja falhatjuk falhatjátok falhatják
2nd obj falhatlak
past indef. falhattam falhattál falhatott falhattunk falhattatok falhattak
def. falhattam falhattad falhatta falhattuk falhattátok falhatták
2nd obj falhattalak
archaic
preterite 		indef. falhaték falhatál falhata falhatánk falhatátok falhatának
def. falhatám falhatád falhatá falhatánk falhatátok falhaták
2nd obj falhatálak
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. falhat vala, falhatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. falhatandok
or falandhatok 		falhatandasz
or falandhatsz 		falhatand
or falandhat 		falhatandunk
or falandhatunk 		falhatandotok
or falandhattok 		falhatandanak
or falandhatnak
def. falhatandom
or falandhatom 		falhatandod
or falandhatod 		falhatandja
or falandhatja 		falhatandjuk
or falandhatjuk 		falhatandjátok
or falandhatjátok 		falhatandják
or falandhatják
2nd obj falhatandalak
or falandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. falhatnék falhatnál falhatna falhatnánk falhatnátok falhatnának
def. falhatnám falhatnád falhatná falhatnánk
(or falhatnók) 		falhatnátok falhatnák
2nd obj falhatnálak
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. falhatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. falhassak falhass or
falhassál 		falhasson falhassunk falhassatok falhassanak
def. falhassam falhasd or
falhassad 		falhassa falhassuk falhassátok falhassák
2nd obj falhassalak
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. falhatott légyen
infinitive (falhatni) (falhatnom) (falhatnod) (falhatnia) (falhatnunk) (falhatnotok) (falhatniuk)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
falható falhatatlan (falhatva / falhatván)
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Compound words

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References

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  1. ^ Entry #687 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ fal in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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  • (wall): fal in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • (to devour): fal in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • fal in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Icelandic

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Noun

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fal

  1. indefinite accusative singular of falur
  2. indefinite dative singular of falur

Kott

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔapV ("hotness, sweat"). Compare Assan palá, pfóltu, paltu ("hot").

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fal

  1. hot, warm
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Ladin

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Noun

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fal m (plural fai)

  1. error

Luxembourgish

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fal

  1. second-person singular imperative of falen

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English feall, from Proto-Germanic *fallaz.

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Noun

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fal (plural falles)

  1. fall, drop

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse falr.

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Adjective

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fal (neuter falt, definite singular and plural fale, comparative falare, indefinite superlative falast, definite superlative falaste)

  1. (archaic) for sale
  2. (archaic) available

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Old Norse

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Verb

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fal

  1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of fela

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fal

Noun

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fal f

  1. genitive plural of fala

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse falr.

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fal (not comparable)

  1. (dated) for sale, that can be bought, bribable, corrupt
    en fal kvinna
    a prostitute

Declension

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Inflection of fal
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fal — —
neuter singular falt — —
plural fala — —
masculine plural2 fale — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fale — —
all fala — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فال (fal, “fortune telling”), from Arabic فَأْل (faʔl).

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fal (definite accusative falı, plural fallar)

  1. fortune telling, omen

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Declension of fal
singular plural
nominative fal fallar
definite accusative falı falları
dative fala fallara
locative falda fallarda
ablative faldan fallardan
genitive falın falların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular falım fallarım
2nd singular falın falların
3rd singular falı falları
1st plural falımız fallarımız
2nd plural falınız fallarınız
3rd plural falları falları
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular falımı fallarımı
2nd singular falını fallarını
3rd singular falını fallarını
1st plural falımızı fallarımızı
2nd plural falınızı fallarınızı
3rd plural fallarını fallarını
dative
singular plural
1st singular falıma fallarıma
2nd singular falına fallarına
3rd singular falına fallarına
1st plural falımıza fallarımıza
2nd plural falınıza fallarınıza
3rd plural fallarına fallarına
locative
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1st singular falımda fallarımda
2nd singular falında fallarında
3rd singular falında fallarında
1st plural falımızda fallarımızda
2nd plural falınızda fallarınızda
3rd plural fallarında fallarında
ablative
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1st singular falımdan fallarımdan
2nd singular falından fallarından
3rd singular falından fallarından
1st plural falımızdan fallarımızdan
2nd plural falınızdan fallarınızdan
3rd plural fallarından fallarından
genitive
singular plural
1st singular falımın fallarımın
2nd singular falının fallarının
3rd singular falının fallarının
1st plural falımızın fallarımızın
2nd plural falınızın fallarınızın
3rd plural fallarının fallarının

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Volapük

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English fall and German Fall.

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Noun

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fal (nominative plural fals)

  1. the action of falling
  2. (grammar) grammatical case (in classic or original Volapük (Volapük rigik: kimfal (“nominative”), kimafal (“genitive”), borrowed from German Fall (“case”))

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Declension of fal
singular plural
nominative fal fals
genitive fala falas
dative fale fales
accusative fali falis
vocative 1 o fal! o fals!
predicative 2 falu falus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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