عاقل

See also: غافل

Arabic

Root
ع ق ل (ʕ-q-l)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala, “to be endowed with reason, to have intelligence, to be conscious, to realize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.qil/

Adjective

عَاقِل • (ʕāqil) (feminine عَاقِلَة (ʕāqila) or عَاقِل (ʕāqil), masculine plural عَاقِلُونَ (ʕāqilūna) or عُقَّال (ʕuqqāl) or عُقَلَاء (ʕuqalāʔ), feminine plural عَوَاقِل (ʕawāqil) or عَاقِلَات (ʕāqilāt), elative أَعْقَل (ʔaʕqal))

1. reasonable, endowed with reason, prudent
2. rational, intelligent, sentient
3. (law) of sound mind, compos mentis
4. entitled to an inheritance
5. (grammar) used in reference to animate beings that are perceived as capable of thinking such as humans and angels

Declension

Declension of adjective عَاقِل (ʕāqil)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَاقِل ʕāqil	الْعَاقِل al-ʕāqil	عَاقِلَة‎; عَاقِل ʕāqila‎; ʕāqil	الْعَاقِلَة‎; الْعَاقِل al-ʕāqila‎; al-ʕāqil
Nominative	عَاقِلٌ ʕāqilun	الْعَاقِلُ al-ʕāqilu	عَاقِلَةٌ‎; عَاقِلٌ ʕāqilatun‎; ʕāqilun	الْعَاقِلَةُ‎; الْعَاقِلُ al-ʕāqilatu‎; al-ʕāqilu
Accusative	عَاقِلًا ʕāqilan	الْعَاقِلَ al-ʕāqila	عَاقِلَةً‎; عَاقِلًا ʕāqilatan‎; ʕāqilan	الْعَاقِلَةَ‎; الْعَاقِلَ al-ʕāqilata‎; al-ʕāqila
Genitive	عَاقِلٍ ʕāqilin	الْعَاقِلِ al-ʕāqili	عَاقِلَةٍ‎; عَاقِلٍ ʕāqilatin‎; ʕāqilin	الْعَاقِلَةِ‎; الْعَاقِلِ al-ʕāqilati‎; al-ʕāqili
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَاقِلَيْن ʕāqilayn	الْعَاقِلَيْن al-ʕāqilayn	عَاقِلَتَيْن‎; عَاقِلَيْن ʕāqilatayn‎; ʕāqilayn	الْعَاقِلَتَيْن‎; الْعَاقِلَيْن al-ʕāqilatayn‎; al-ʕāqilayn
Nominative	عَاقِلَانِ ʕāqilāni	الْعَاقِلَانِ al-ʕāqilāni	عَاقِلَتَانِ‎; عَاقِلَانِ ʕāqilatāni‎; ʕāqilāni	الْعَاقِلَتَانِ‎; الْعَاقِلَانِ al-ʕāqilatāni‎; al-ʕāqilāni
Accusative	عَاقِلَيْنِ ʕāqilayni	الْعَاقِلَيْنِ al-ʕāqilayni	عَاقِلَتَيْنِ‎; عَاقِلَيْنِ ʕāqilatayni‎; ʕāqilayni	الْعَاقِلَتَيْنِ‎; الْعَاقِلَيْنِ al-ʕāqilatayni‎; al-ʕāqilayni
Genitive	عَاقِلَيْنِ ʕāqilayni	الْعَاقِلَيْنِ al-ʕāqilayni	عَاقِلَتَيْنِ‎; عَاقِلَيْنِ ʕāqilatayni‎; ʕāqilayni	الْعَاقِلَتَيْنِ‎; الْعَاقِلَيْنِ al-ʕāqilatayni‎; al-ʕāqilayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote		basic broken plural diptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَاقِلِين‎; عُقَّال‎; عُقَلَاء ʕāqilīn‎; ʕuqqāl‎; ʕuqalāʔ	الْعَاقِلِين‎; الْعُقَّال‎; الْعُقَلَاء al-ʕāqilīn‎; al-ʕuqqāl‎; al-ʕuqalāʔ	عَوَاقِل‎; عَاقِلَات ʕawāqil‎; ʕāqilāt	الْعَوَاقِل‎; الْعَاقِلَات al-ʕawāqil‎; al-ʕāqilāt
Nominative	عَاقِلُونَ‎; عُقَّالٌ‎; عُقَلَاءُ ʕāqilūna‎; ʕuqqālun‎; ʕuqalāʔu	الْعَاقِلُونَ‎; الْعُقَّالُ‎; الْعُقَلَاءُ al-ʕāqilūna‎; al-ʕuqqālu‎; al-ʕuqalāʔu	عَوَاقِلُ‎; عَاقِلَاتٌ ʕawāqilu‎; ʕāqilātun	الْعَوَاقِلُ‎; الْعَاقِلَاتُ al-ʕawāqilu‎; al-ʕāqilātu
Accusative	عَاقِلِينَ‎; عُقَّالًا‎; عُقَلَاءَ ʕāqilīna‎; ʕuqqālan‎; ʕuqalāʔa	الْعَاقِلِينَ‎; الْعُقَّالَ‎; الْعُقَلَاءَ al-ʕāqilīna‎; al-ʕuqqāla‎; al-ʕuqalāʔa	عَوَاقِلَ‎; عَاقِلَاتٍ ʕawāqila‎; ʕāqilātin	الْعَوَاقِلَ‎; الْعَاقِلَاتِ al-ʕawāqila‎; al-ʕāqilāti
Genitive	عَاقِلِينَ‎; عُقَّالٍ‎; عُقَلَاءَ ʕāqilīna‎; ʕuqqālin‎; ʕuqalāʔa	الْعَاقِلِينَ‎; الْعُقَّالِ‎; الْعُقَلَاءِ al-ʕāqilīna‎; al-ʕuqqāli‎; al-ʕuqalāʔi	عَوَاقِلَ‎; عَاقِلَاتٍ ʕawāqila‎; ʕāqilātin	الْعَوَاقِلِ‎; الْعَاقِلَاتِ al-ʕawāqili‎; al-ʕāqilāti

Descendants

• → Afar: qaakíl
• → Adyghe: акъыл (aqəl)
• → Azerbaijani: aqil
• → Kabardian: акъыл (aqəl)
• → Malay: akil
  • Indonesian: akil
• → Northern Kurdish: aqil
• → Persian: عاقل
• → Ottoman Turkish: عاقل (akil)
  • → Turkish: akil

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “عاقل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عاقل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Northern Kurdish

Adjective

عاقل (‘aqil)

1. Arabic spelling of aqil

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aqil I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 9