عقل

Arabic

Root
ع ق ل (ʕ q l)
12 terms

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaql/

Noun

عَقْل • (ʕaql) m (plural عُقُول (ʕuqūl))

1. verbal noun of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala, “to be reasonable”) (form I)
2. understanding, reason, wisdom, sound judgment, sense

   حَدِّثِ الْعَاقِلَ بِمَا لَا يَلِيقُ، فَإِنْ صَدَّقَ فَلَا عَقْلَ لَهُ.

   ḥaddiṯi l-ʕāqila bimā lā yalīqu, faʔin ṣaddaqa falā ʕaqla lahu.

   Tell the intelligent man what does not befit him and if he deems it credible he has no sense.

3. mind, intellect
4. (Christianity) Holy Ghost

Declension

Declension of noun عَقْل (ʕaql)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَقْل ʕaql	الْعَقْل al-ʕaql	عَقْل ʕaql
nominative	عَقْلٌ ʕaqlun	الْعَقْلُ al-ʕaqlu	عَقْلُ ʕaqlu
accusative	عَقْلًا ʕaqlan	الْعَقْلَ al-ʕaqla	عَقْلَ ʕaqla
genitive	عَقْلٍ ʕaqlin	الْعَقْلِ al-ʕaqli	عَقْلِ ʕaqli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَقْلَيْن ʕaqlayn	الْعَقْلَيْن al-ʕaqlayn	عَقْلَيْ ʕaqlay
nominative	عَقْلَانِ ʕaqlāni	الْعَقْلَانِ al-ʕaqlāni	عَقْلَا ʕaqlā
accusative	عَقْلَيْنِ ʕaqlayni	الْعَقْلَيْنِ al-ʕaqlayni	عَقْلَيْ ʕaqlay
genitive	عَقْلَيْنِ ʕaqlayni	الْعَقْلَيْنِ al-ʕaqlayni	عَقْلَيْ ʕaqlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عُقُول ʕuqūl	الْعُقُول al-ʕuqūl	عُقُول ʕuqūl
nominative	عُقُولٌ ʕuqūlun	الْعُقُولُ al-ʕuqūlu	عُقُولُ ʕuqūlu
accusative	عُقُولًا ʕuqūlan	الْعُقُولَ al-ʕuqūla	عُقُولَ ʕuqūla
genitive	عُقُولٍ ʕuqūlin	الْعُقُولِ al-ʕuqūli	عُقُولِ ʕuqūli

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: عقل (ʕagiḷ)
• Maltese: għaqal
• → Adyghe: акъыл (aqəl)
• → Azerbaijani: ağıl
• → Bashkir: аҡыл (aqıl)
• → Crimean Tatar: aqıl
• → Gagauz: akıl
• → Kabardian: акъыл (aqəl)
• → Karakalpak: aqıl
• → Kazakh: ақыл (aqyl)
• → Khakas: ағыл (ağıl)
• → Khalaj: aqıl
• → Northern Kurdish: aqil

  → Lishana Deni: עאקל (‘āqəl, “mind, intelligence, wisdom”)

• → Kyrgyz: акыл (akıl)
• → Malay: akal
  • > Indonesian: akal (inherited)
  • → Javanese: ꦲꦏꦭ꧀ (akal)
  • → Ternate: akal
• → Nogai: акъыл (ak”ıl)
• → Ottoman Turkish: عقل (ʼakl, ʼakıl)
  • Turkish: akıl
  • → Bulgarian: акъ́л (akǎ́l)
  • → Macedonian: акал (akal)
  • → Ubykh: аӄыл (aqəl)
• → Classical Persian: عقل ('aql) (see there for further descendants)
• → Shor: ағыл
• → Swahili: akili
• → Sylheti: ꠀꠇꠟ (axol)
• → Tatar: акыл (aqıl)
• → Turkmen: akyl
• → Talysh: ağl
• → Uzbek: aql
• → Zazaki: aqil

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.qa.la/

Verb

عَقَلَ • (ʕaqala) I (non-past يَعْقِلُ (yaʕqilu), verbal noun عَقْل (ʕaql))

1. to be reasonable, to make sense

Conjugation

Conjugation of عَقَلَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive (?), verbal noun عَقْل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَقْل ʕaql
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَاقِل ʕāqil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَعْقُول maʕqūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَقَلْتُ ʕaqaltu	عَقَلْتَ ʕaqalta	عَقَلَ ʕaqala		عَقَلْتُمَا ʕaqaltumā	عَقَلَا ʕaqalā		عَقَلْنَا ʕaqalnā	عَقَلْتُمْ ʕaqaltum	عَقَلُوا ʕaqalū
	f		عَقَلْتِ ʕaqalti	عَقَلَتْ ʕaqalat			عَقَلَتَا ʕaqalatā			عَقَلْتُنَّ ʕaqaltunna	عَقَلْنَ ʕaqalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْقِلُ ʔaʕqilu	تَعْقِلُ taʕqilu	يَعْقِلُ yaʕqilu		تَعْقِلَانِ taʕqilāni	يَعْقِلَانِ yaʕqilāni		نَعْقِلُ naʕqilu	تَعْقِلُونَ taʕqilūna	يَعْقِلُونَ yaʕqilūna
	f		تَعْقِلِينَ taʕqilīna	تَعْقِلُ taʕqilu			تَعْقِلَانِ taʕqilāni			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْقِلَ ʔaʕqila	تَعْقِلَ taʕqila	يَعْقِلَ yaʕqila		تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā	يَعْقِلَا yaʕqilā		نَعْقِلَ naʕqila	تَعْقِلُوا taʕqilū	يَعْقِلُوا yaʕqilū
	f		تَعْقِلِي taʕqilī	تَعْقِلَ taʕqila			تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْقِلْ ʔaʕqil	تَعْقِلْ taʕqil	يَعْقِلْ yaʕqil		تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā	يَعْقِلَا yaʕqilā		نَعْقِلْ naʕqil	تَعْقِلُوا taʕqilū	يَعْقِلُوا yaʕqilū
	f		تَعْقِلِي taʕqilī	تَعْقِلْ taʕqil			تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْقِلْ iʕqil			اِعْقِلَا iʕqilā				اِعْقِلُوا iʕqilū
	f		اِعْقِلِي iʕqilī							اِعْقِلْنَ iʕqilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عُقِلْتُ ʕuqiltu	عُقِلْتَ ʕuqilta	عُقِلَ ʕuqila		عُقِلْتُمَا ʕuqiltumā	عُقِلَا ʕuqilā		عُقِلْنَا ʕuqilnā	عُقِلْتُمْ ʕuqiltum	عُقِلُوا ʕuqilū
	f		عُقِلْتِ ʕuqilti	عُقِلَتْ ʕuqilat			عُقِلَتَا ʕuqilatā			عُقِلْتُنَّ ʕuqiltunna	عُقِلْنَ ʕuqilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعْقَلُ ʔuʕqalu	تُعْقَلُ tuʕqalu	يُعْقَلُ yuʕqalu		تُعْقَلَانِ tuʕqalāni	يُعْقَلَانِ yuʕqalāni		نُعْقَلُ nuʕqalu	تُعْقَلُونَ tuʕqalūna	يُعْقَلُونَ yuʕqalūna
	f		تُعْقَلِينَ tuʕqalīna	تُعْقَلُ tuʕqalu			تُعْقَلَانِ tuʕqalāni			تُعْقَلْنَ tuʕqalna	يُعْقَلْنَ yuʕqalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعْقَلَ ʔuʕqala	تُعْقَلَ tuʕqala	يُعْقَلَ yuʕqala		تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā	يُعْقَلَا yuʕqalā		نُعْقَلَ nuʕqala	تُعْقَلُوا tuʕqalū	يُعْقَلُوا yuʕqalū
	f		تُعْقَلِي tuʕqalī	تُعْقَلَ tuʕqala			تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā			تُعْقَلْنَ tuʕqalna	يُعْقَلْنَ yuʕqalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعْقَلْ ʔuʕqal	تُعْقَلْ tuʕqal	يُعْقَلْ yuʕqal		تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā	يُعْقَلَا yuʕqalā		نُعْقَلْ nuʕqal	تُعْقَلُوا tuʕqalū	يُعْقَلُوا yuʕqalū
	f		تُعْقَلِي tuʕqalī	تُعْقَلْ tuʕqal			تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā			تُعْقَلْنَ tuʕqalna	يُعْقَلْنَ yuʕqalna

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaq.qa.la/

Verb

عَقَّلَ • (ʕaqqala) II (non-past يُعَقِّلُ (yuʕaqqilu), verbal noun تَعْقِيل (taʕqīl))

1. to make reasonable

Conjugation

Conjugation of عَقَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَعْقِيل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَعْقِيل taʕqīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُعَقِّل muʕaqqil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُعَقَّل muʕaqqal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَقَّلْتُ ʕaqqaltu	عَقَّلْتَ ʕaqqalta	عَقَّلَ ʕaqqala		عَقَّلْتُمَا ʕaqqaltumā	عَقَّلَا ʕaqqalā		عَقَّلْنَا ʕaqqalnā	عَقَّلْتُمْ ʕaqqaltum	عَقَّلُوا ʕaqqalū
	f		عَقَّلْتِ ʕaqqalti	عَقَّلَتْ ʕaqqalat			عَقَّلَتَا ʕaqqalatā			عَقَّلْتُنَّ ʕaqqaltunna	عَقَّلْنَ ʕaqqalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَقِّلُ ʔuʕaqqilu	تُعَقِّلُ tuʕaqqilu	يُعَقِّلُ yuʕaqqilu		تُعَقِّلَانِ tuʕaqqilāni	يُعَقِّلَانِ yuʕaqqilāni		نُعَقِّلُ nuʕaqqilu	تُعَقِّلُونَ tuʕaqqilūna	يُعَقِّلُونَ yuʕaqqilūna
	f		تُعَقِّلِينَ tuʕaqqilīna	تُعَقِّلُ tuʕaqqilu			تُعَقِّلَانِ tuʕaqqilāni			تُعَقِّلْنَ tuʕaqqilna	يُعَقِّلْنَ yuʕaqqilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَقِّلَ ʔuʕaqqila	تُعَقِّلَ tuʕaqqila	يُعَقِّلَ yuʕaqqila		تُعَقِّلَا tuʕaqqilā	يُعَقِّلَا yuʕaqqilā		نُعَقِّلَ nuʕaqqila	تُعَقِّلُوا tuʕaqqilū	يُعَقِّلُوا yuʕaqqilū
	f		تُعَقِّلِي tuʕaqqilī	تُعَقِّلَ tuʕaqqila			تُعَقِّلَا tuʕaqqilā			تُعَقِّلْنَ tuʕaqqilna	يُعَقِّلْنَ yuʕaqqilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَقِّلْ ʔuʕaqqil	تُعَقِّلْ tuʕaqqil	يُعَقِّلْ yuʕaqqil		تُعَقِّلَا tuʕaqqilā	يُعَقِّلَا yuʕaqqilā		نُعَقِّلْ nuʕaqqil	تُعَقِّلُوا tuʕaqqilū	يُعَقِّلُوا yuʕaqqilū
	f		تُعَقِّلِي tuʕaqqilī	تُعَقِّلْ tuʕaqqil			تُعَقِّلَا tuʕaqqilā			تُعَقِّلْنَ tuʕaqqilna	يُعَقِّلْنَ yuʕaqqilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		عَقِّلْ ʕaqqil			عَقِّلَا ʕaqqilā				عَقِّلُوا ʕaqqilū
	f		عَقِّلِي ʕaqqilī							عَقِّلْنَ ʕaqqilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عُقِّلْتُ ʕuqqiltu	عُقِّلْتَ ʕuqqilta	عُقِّلَ ʕuqqila		عُقِّلْتُمَا ʕuqqiltumā	عُقِّلَا ʕuqqilā		عُقِّلْنَا ʕuqqilnā	عُقِّلْتُمْ ʕuqqiltum	عُقِّلُوا ʕuqqilū
	f		عُقِّلْتِ ʕuqqilti	عُقِّلَتْ ʕuqqilat			عُقِّلَتَا ʕuqqilatā			عُقِّلْتُنَّ ʕuqqiltunna	عُقِّلْنَ ʕuqqilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَقَّلُ ʔuʕaqqalu	تُعَقَّلُ tuʕaqqalu	يُعَقَّلُ yuʕaqqalu		تُعَقَّلَانِ tuʕaqqalāni	يُعَقَّلَانِ yuʕaqqalāni		نُعَقَّلُ nuʕaqqalu	تُعَقَّلُونَ tuʕaqqalūna	يُعَقَّلُونَ yuʕaqqalūna
	f		تُعَقَّلِينَ tuʕaqqalīna	تُعَقَّلُ tuʕaqqalu			تُعَقَّلَانِ tuʕaqqalāni			تُعَقَّلْنَ tuʕaqqalna	يُعَقَّلْنَ yuʕaqqalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَقَّلَ ʔuʕaqqala	تُعَقَّلَ tuʕaqqala	يُعَقَّلَ yuʕaqqala		تُعَقَّلَا tuʕaqqalā	يُعَقَّلَا yuʕaqqalā		نُعَقَّلَ nuʕaqqala	تُعَقَّلُوا tuʕaqqalū	يُعَقَّلُوا yuʕaqqalū
	f		تُعَقَّلِي tuʕaqqalī	تُعَقَّلَ tuʕaqqala			تُعَقَّلَا tuʕaqqalā			تُعَقَّلْنَ tuʕaqqalna	يُعَقَّلْنَ yuʕaqqalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَقَّلْ ʔuʕaqqal	تُعَقَّلْ tuʕaqqal	يُعَقَّلْ yuʕaqqal		تُعَقَّلَا tuʕaqqalā	يُعَقَّلَا yuʕaqqalā		نُعَقَّلْ nuʕaqqal	تُعَقَّلُوا tuʕaqqalū	يُعَقَّلُوا yuʕaqqalū
	f		تُعَقَّلِي tuʕaqqalī	تُعَقَّلْ tuʕaqqal			تُعَقَّلَا tuʕaqqalā			تُعَقَّلْنَ tuʕaqqalna	يُعَقَّلْنَ yuʕaqqalna

Etymology 2.1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaql/

Noun

عَقْل • (ʕaql) m (plural عُقُول (ʕuqūl))

1. asylum
2. fortress

Declension

Declension of noun عَقْل (ʕaql)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَقْل ʕaql	الْعَقْل al-ʕaql	عَقْل ʕaql
nominative	عَقْلٌ ʕaqlun	الْعَقْلُ al-ʕaqlu	عَقْلُ ʕaqlu
accusative	عَقْلًا ʕaqlan	الْعَقْلَ al-ʕaqla	عَقْلَ ʕaqla
genitive	عَقْلٍ ʕaqlin	الْعَقْلِ al-ʕaqli	عَقْلِ ʕaqli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَقْلَيْن ʕaqlayn	الْعَقْلَيْن al-ʕaqlayn	عَقْلَيْ ʕaqlay
nominative	عَقْلَانِ ʕaqlāni	الْعَقْلَانِ al-ʕaqlāni	عَقْلَا ʕaqlā
accusative	عَقْلَيْنِ ʕaqlayni	الْعَقْلَيْنِ al-ʕaqlayni	عَقْلَيْ ʕaqlay
genitive	عَقْلَيْنِ ʕaqlayni	الْعَقْلَيْنِ al-ʕaqlayni	عَقْلَيْ ʕaqlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عُقُول ʕuqūl	الْعُقُول al-ʕuqūl	عُقُول ʕuqūl
nominative	عُقُولٌ ʕuqūlun	الْعُقُولُ al-ʕuqūlu	عُقُولُ ʕuqūlu
accusative	عُقُولًا ʕuqūlan	الْعُقُولَ al-ʕuqūla	عُقُولَ ʕuqūla
genitive	عُقُولٍ ʕuqūlin	الْعُقُولِ al-ʕuqūli	عُقُولِ ʕuqūli

Etymology 2.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.qa.la/

Verb

عَقَلَ • (ʕaqala) I (non-past يَعْقِلُ (yaʕqilu), verbal noun عَقَل (ʕaqal) or عُقُول (ʕuqūl))

1. to make oneself inaccessible in a high mountain, to betake oneself for refuge

Conjugation

Conjugation of عَقَلَ (I, sound, a ~ i, no passive, verbal nouns عَقَل, عُقُول)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَقَل, عُقُول ʕaqal, ʕuqūl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَاقِل ʕāqil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَقَلْتُ ʕaqaltu	عَقَلْتَ ʕaqalta	عَقَلَ ʕaqala		عَقَلْتُمَا ʕaqaltumā	عَقَلَا ʕaqalā		عَقَلْنَا ʕaqalnā	عَقَلْتُمْ ʕaqaltum	عَقَلُوا ʕaqalū
	f		عَقَلْتِ ʕaqalti	عَقَلَتْ ʕaqalat			عَقَلَتَا ʕaqalatā			عَقَلْتُنَّ ʕaqaltunna	عَقَلْنَ ʕaqalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْقِلُ ʔaʕqilu	تَعْقِلُ taʕqilu	يَعْقِلُ yaʕqilu		تَعْقِلَانِ taʕqilāni	يَعْقِلَانِ yaʕqilāni		نَعْقِلُ naʕqilu	تَعْقِلُونَ taʕqilūna	يَعْقِلُونَ yaʕqilūna
	f		تَعْقِلِينَ taʕqilīna	تَعْقِلُ taʕqilu			تَعْقِلَانِ taʕqilāni			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْقِلَ ʔaʕqila	تَعْقِلَ taʕqila	يَعْقِلَ yaʕqila		تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā	يَعْقِلَا yaʕqilā		نَعْقِلَ naʕqila	تَعْقِلُوا taʕqilū	يَعْقِلُوا yaʕqilū
	f		تَعْقِلِي taʕqilī	تَعْقِلَ taʕqila			تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْقِلْ ʔaʕqil	تَعْقِلْ taʕqil	يَعْقِلْ yaʕqil		تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā	يَعْقِلَا yaʕqilā		نَعْقِلْ naʕqil	تَعْقِلُوا taʕqilū	يَعْقِلُوا yaʕqilū
	f		تَعْقِلِي taʕqilī	تَعْقِلْ taʕqil			تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْقِلْ iʕqil			اِعْقِلَا iʕqilā				اِعْقِلُوا iʕqilū
	f		اِعْقِلِي iʕqilī							اِعْقِلْنَ iʕqilna

Etymology 2.3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.qal/

Noun

عَقَل • (ʕaqal) m

1. verbal noun of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala, “to find refuge in a high mountain”) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عَقَل (ʕaqal)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَقَل ʕaqal	الْعَقَل al-ʕaqal	عَقَل ʕaqal
nominative	عَقَلٌ ʕaqalun	الْعَقَلُ al-ʕaqalu	عَقَلُ ʕaqalu
accusative	عَقَلًا ʕaqalan	الْعَقَلَ al-ʕaqala	عَقَلَ ʕaqala
genitive	عَقَلٍ ʕaqalin	الْعَقَلِ al-ʕaqali	عَقَلِ ʕaqali

Etymology 3.1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaql/

Noun

عَقْل • (ʕaql) m (plural عُقُول (ʕuqūl))

1. verbal noun of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala, “to renounce revenge for wergild”) (form I)
2. bloodwite, wergild, blood money

Declension

Declension of noun عَقْل (ʕaql)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَقْل ʕaql	الْعَقْل al-ʕaql	عَقْل ʕaql
nominative	عَقْلٌ ʕaqlun	الْعَقْلُ al-ʕaqlu	عَقْلُ ʕaqlu
accusative	عَقْلًا ʕaqlan	الْعَقْلَ al-ʕaqla	عَقْلَ ʕaqla
genitive	عَقْلٍ ʕaqlin	الْعَقْلِ al-ʕaqli	عَقْلِ ʕaqli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَقْلَيْن ʕaqlayn	الْعَقْلَيْن al-ʕaqlayn	عَقْلَيْ ʕaqlay
nominative	عَقْلَانِ ʕaqlāni	الْعَقْلَانِ al-ʕaqlāni	عَقْلَا ʕaqlā
accusative	عَقْلَيْنِ ʕaqlayni	الْعَقْلَيْنِ al-ʕaqlayni	عَقْلَيْ ʕaqlay
genitive	عَقْلَيْنِ ʕaqlayni	الْعَقْلَيْنِ al-ʕaqlayni	عَقْلَيْ ʕaqlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عُقُول ʕuqūl	الْعُقُول al-ʕuqūl	عُقُول ʕuqūl
nominative	عُقُولٌ ʕuqūlun	الْعُقُولُ al-ʕuqūlu	عُقُولُ ʕuqūlu
accusative	عُقُولًا ʕuqūlan	الْعُقُولَ al-ʕuqūla	عُقُولَ ʕuqūla
genitive	عُقُولٍ ʕuqūlin	الْعُقُولِ al-ʕuqūli	عُقُولِ ʕuqūli

Etymology 3.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.qa.la/

Verb

عَقَلَ • (ʕaqala) I (non-past يَعْقِلُ (yaʕqilu), verbal noun عَقْل (ʕaql))

1. to renounce revenge for wergild, to relinquish retaliation of blood

Conjugation

Conjugation of عَقَلَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive (?), verbal noun عَقْل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَقْل ʕaql
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَاقِل ʕāqil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَعْقُول maʕqūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَقَلْتُ ʕaqaltu	عَقَلْتَ ʕaqalta	عَقَلَ ʕaqala		عَقَلْتُمَا ʕaqaltumā	عَقَلَا ʕaqalā		عَقَلْنَا ʕaqalnā	عَقَلْتُمْ ʕaqaltum	عَقَلُوا ʕaqalū
	f		عَقَلْتِ ʕaqalti	عَقَلَتْ ʕaqalat			عَقَلَتَا ʕaqalatā			عَقَلْتُنَّ ʕaqaltunna	عَقَلْنَ ʕaqalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْقِلُ ʔaʕqilu	تَعْقِلُ taʕqilu	يَعْقِلُ yaʕqilu		تَعْقِلَانِ taʕqilāni	يَعْقِلَانِ yaʕqilāni		نَعْقِلُ naʕqilu	تَعْقِلُونَ taʕqilūna	يَعْقِلُونَ yaʕqilūna
	f		تَعْقِلِينَ taʕqilīna	تَعْقِلُ taʕqilu			تَعْقِلَانِ taʕqilāni			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْقِلَ ʔaʕqila	تَعْقِلَ taʕqila	يَعْقِلَ yaʕqila		تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā	يَعْقِلَا yaʕqilā		نَعْقِلَ naʕqila	تَعْقِلُوا taʕqilū	يَعْقِلُوا yaʕqilū
	f		تَعْقِلِي taʕqilī	تَعْقِلَ taʕqila			تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْقِلْ ʔaʕqil	تَعْقِلْ taʕqil	يَعْقِلْ yaʕqil		تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā	يَعْقِلَا yaʕqilā		نَعْقِلْ naʕqil	تَعْقِلُوا taʕqilū	يَعْقِلُوا yaʕqilū
	f		تَعْقِلِي taʕqilī	تَعْقِلْ taʕqil			تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْقِلْ iʕqil			اِعْقِلَا iʕqilā				اِعْقِلُوا iʕqilū
	f		اِعْقِلِي iʕqilī							اِعْقِلْنَ iʕqilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عُقِلْتُ ʕuqiltu	عُقِلْتَ ʕuqilta	عُقِلَ ʕuqila		عُقِلْتُمَا ʕuqiltumā	عُقِلَا ʕuqilā		عُقِلْنَا ʕuqilnā	عُقِلْتُمْ ʕuqiltum	عُقِلُوا ʕuqilū
	f		عُقِلْتِ ʕuqilti	عُقِلَتْ ʕuqilat			عُقِلَتَا ʕuqilatā			عُقِلْتُنَّ ʕuqiltunna	عُقِلْنَ ʕuqilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعْقَلُ ʔuʕqalu	تُعْقَلُ tuʕqalu	يُعْقَلُ yuʕqalu		تُعْقَلَانِ tuʕqalāni	يُعْقَلَانِ yuʕqalāni		نُعْقَلُ nuʕqalu	تُعْقَلُونَ tuʕqalūna	يُعْقَلُونَ yuʕqalūna
	f		تُعْقَلِينَ tuʕqalīna	تُعْقَلُ tuʕqalu			تُعْقَلَانِ tuʕqalāni			تُعْقَلْنَ tuʕqalna	يُعْقَلْنَ yuʕqalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعْقَلَ ʔuʕqala	تُعْقَلَ tuʕqala	يُعْقَلَ yuʕqala		تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā	يُعْقَلَا yuʕqalā		نُعْقَلَ nuʕqala	تُعْقَلُوا tuʕqalū	يُعْقَلُوا yuʕqalū
	f		تُعْقَلِي tuʕqalī	تُعْقَلَ tuʕqala			تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā			تُعْقَلْنَ tuʕqalna	يُعْقَلْنَ yuʕqalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعْقَلْ ʔuʕqal	تُعْقَلْ tuʕqal	يُعْقَلْ yuʕqal		تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā	يُعْقَلَا yuʕqalā		نُعْقَلْ nuʕqal	تُعْقَلُوا tuʕqalū	يُعْقَلُوا yuʕqalū
	f		تُعْقَلِي tuʕqalī	تُعْقَلْ tuʕqal			تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā			تُعْقَلْنَ tuʕqalna	يُعْقَلْنَ yuʕqalna

Etymology 4.1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.qa.la/

Verb

عَقَلَ • (ʕaqala) I (non-past يَعْقِلُ (yaʕqilu), verbal noun عَقْل (ʕaql))

1. to hobble, to tie with the rope عِقَال (ʕiqāl)

Conjugation

Conjugation of عَقَلَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive (?), verbal noun عَقْل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَقْل ʕaql
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَاقِل ʕāqil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَعْقُول maʕqūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَقَلْتُ ʕaqaltu	عَقَلْتَ ʕaqalta	عَقَلَ ʕaqala		عَقَلْتُمَا ʕaqaltumā	عَقَلَا ʕaqalā		عَقَلْنَا ʕaqalnā	عَقَلْتُمْ ʕaqaltum	عَقَلُوا ʕaqalū
	f		عَقَلْتِ ʕaqalti	عَقَلَتْ ʕaqalat			عَقَلَتَا ʕaqalatā			عَقَلْتُنَّ ʕaqaltunna	عَقَلْنَ ʕaqalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْقِلُ ʔaʕqilu	تَعْقِلُ taʕqilu	يَعْقِلُ yaʕqilu		تَعْقِلَانِ taʕqilāni	يَعْقِلَانِ yaʕqilāni		نَعْقِلُ naʕqilu	تَعْقِلُونَ taʕqilūna	يَعْقِلُونَ yaʕqilūna
	f		تَعْقِلِينَ taʕqilīna	تَعْقِلُ taʕqilu			تَعْقِلَانِ taʕqilāni			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْقِلَ ʔaʕqila	تَعْقِلَ taʕqila	يَعْقِلَ yaʕqila		تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā	يَعْقِلَا yaʕqilā		نَعْقِلَ naʕqila	تَعْقِلُوا taʕqilū	يَعْقِلُوا yaʕqilū
	f		تَعْقِلِي taʕqilī	تَعْقِلَ taʕqila			تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْقِلْ ʔaʕqil	تَعْقِلْ taʕqil	يَعْقِلْ yaʕqil		تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā	يَعْقِلَا yaʕqilā		نَعْقِلْ naʕqil	تَعْقِلُوا taʕqilū	يَعْقِلُوا yaʕqilū
	f		تَعْقِلِي taʕqilī	تَعْقِلْ taʕqil			تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْقِلْ iʕqil			اِعْقِلَا iʕqilā				اِعْقِلُوا iʕqilū
	f		اِعْقِلِي iʕqilī							اِعْقِلْنَ iʕqilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عُقِلْتُ ʕuqiltu	عُقِلْتَ ʕuqilta	عُقِلَ ʕuqila		عُقِلْتُمَا ʕuqiltumā	عُقِلَا ʕuqilā		عُقِلْنَا ʕuqilnā	عُقِلْتُمْ ʕuqiltum	عُقِلُوا ʕuqilū
	f		عُقِلْتِ ʕuqilti	عُقِلَتْ ʕuqilat			عُقِلَتَا ʕuqilatā			عُقِلْتُنَّ ʕuqiltunna	عُقِلْنَ ʕuqilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعْقَلُ ʔuʕqalu	تُعْقَلُ tuʕqalu	يُعْقَلُ yuʕqalu		تُعْقَلَانِ tuʕqalāni	يُعْقَلَانِ yuʕqalāni		نُعْقَلُ nuʕqalu	تُعْقَلُونَ tuʕqalūna	يُعْقَلُونَ yuʕqalūna
	f		تُعْقَلِينَ tuʕqalīna	تُعْقَلُ tuʕqalu			تُعْقَلَانِ tuʕqalāni			تُعْقَلْنَ tuʕqalna	يُعْقَلْنَ yuʕqalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعْقَلَ ʔuʕqala	تُعْقَلَ tuʕqala	يُعْقَلَ yuʕqala		تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā	يُعْقَلَا yuʕqalā		نُعْقَلَ nuʕqala	تُعْقَلُوا tuʕqalū	يُعْقَلُوا yuʕqalū
	f		تُعْقَلِي tuʕqalī	تُعْقَلَ tuʕqala			تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā			تُعْقَلْنَ tuʕqalna	يُعْقَلْنَ yuʕqalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعْقَلْ ʔuʕqal	تُعْقَلْ tuʕqal	يُعْقَلْ yuʕqal		تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā	يُعْقَلَا yuʕqalā		نُعْقَلْ nuʕqal	تُعْقَلُوا tuʕqalū	يُعْقَلُوا yuʕqalū
	f		تُعْقَلِي tuʕqalī	تُعْقَلْ tuʕqal			تُعْقَلَا tuʕqalā			تُعْقَلْنَ tuʕqalna	يُعْقَلْنَ yuʕqalna

Etymology 4.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaql/

Noun

عَقْل • (ʕaql) m (plural عُقُول (ʕuqūl))

1. verbal noun of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala, “to hobble”) (form I)

Etymology 4.3

Verb

عَقِلَ • (ʕaqila) I (non-past يَعْقَلُ (yaʕqalu), verbal noun عَقَل (ʕaqal))

1. to have a twisting in the hind leg

Conjugation

Conjugation of عَقِلَ (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun عَقَل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَقَل ʕaqal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						أَعْقَل ʔaʕqal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَقِلْتُ ʕaqiltu	عَقِلْتَ ʕaqilta	عَقِلَ ʕaqila		عَقِلْتُمَا ʕaqiltumā	عَقِلَا ʕaqilā		عَقِلْنَا ʕaqilnā	عَقِلْتُمْ ʕaqiltum	عَقِلُوا ʕaqilū
	f		عَقِلْتِ ʕaqilti	عَقِلَتْ ʕaqilat			عَقِلَتَا ʕaqilatā			عَقِلْتُنَّ ʕaqiltunna	عَقِلْنَ ʕaqilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْقَلُ ʔaʕqalu	تَعْقَلُ taʕqalu	يَعْقَلُ yaʕqalu		تَعْقَلَانِ taʕqalāni	يَعْقَلَانِ yaʕqalāni		نَعْقَلُ naʕqalu	تَعْقَلُونَ taʕqalūna	يَعْقَلُونَ yaʕqalūna
	f		تَعْقَلِينَ taʕqalīna	تَعْقَلُ taʕqalu			تَعْقَلَانِ taʕqalāni			تَعْقَلْنَ taʕqalna	يَعْقَلْنَ yaʕqalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْقَلَ ʔaʕqala	تَعْقَلَ taʕqala	يَعْقَلَ yaʕqala		تَعْقَلَا taʕqalā	يَعْقَلَا yaʕqalā		نَعْقَلَ naʕqala	تَعْقَلُوا taʕqalū	يَعْقَلُوا yaʕqalū
	f		تَعْقَلِي taʕqalī	تَعْقَلَ taʕqala			تَعْقَلَا taʕqalā			تَعْقَلْنَ taʕqalna	يَعْقَلْنَ yaʕqalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْقَلْ ʔaʕqal	تَعْقَلْ taʕqal	يَعْقَلْ yaʕqal		تَعْقَلَا taʕqalā	يَعْقَلَا yaʕqalā		نَعْقَلْ naʕqal	تَعْقَلُوا taʕqalū	يَعْقَلُوا yaʕqalū
	f		تَعْقَلِي taʕqalī	تَعْقَلْ taʕqal			تَعْقَلَا taʕqalā			تَعْقَلْنَ taʕqalna	يَعْقَلْنَ yaʕqalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْقَلْ iʕqal			اِعْقَلَا iʕqalā				اِعْقَلُوا iʕqalū
	f		اِعْقَلِي iʕqalī							اِعْقَلْنَ iʕqalna

Etymology 4.4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.qal/

Noun

عَقَل • (ʕaqal) m

1. verbal noun of عَقِلَ (ʕaqila, “to have a twisting in the hind leg”) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عَقَل (ʕaqal)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَقَل ʕaqal	الْعَقَل al-ʕaqal	عَقَل ʕaqal
nominative	عَقَلٌ ʕaqalun	الْعَقَلُ al-ʕaqalu	عَقَلُ ʕaqalu
accusative	عَقَلًا ʕaqalan	الْعَقَلَ al-ʕaqala	عَقَلَ ʕaqala
genitive	عَقَلٍ ʕaqalin	الْعَقَلِ al-ʕaqali	عَقَلِ ʕaqali

Etymology 5.1

Verb

عَقَلَ • (ʕaqala) I (non-past يَعْقِلُ (yaʕqilu), verbal noun عَقْل (ʕaql))

1. to pasture upon camelthorn (عَاقُول (ʕāqūl))

Conjugation

Conjugation of عَقَلَ (I, sound, a ~ i, no passive, verbal noun عَقْل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَقْل ʕaql
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَاقِل ʕāqil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَقَلْتُ ʕaqaltu	عَقَلْتَ ʕaqalta	عَقَلَ ʕaqala		عَقَلْتُمَا ʕaqaltumā	عَقَلَا ʕaqalā		عَقَلْنَا ʕaqalnā	عَقَلْتُمْ ʕaqaltum	عَقَلُوا ʕaqalū
	f		عَقَلْتِ ʕaqalti	عَقَلَتْ ʕaqalat			عَقَلَتَا ʕaqalatā			عَقَلْتُنَّ ʕaqaltunna	عَقَلْنَ ʕaqalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْقِلُ ʔaʕqilu	تَعْقِلُ taʕqilu	يَعْقِلُ yaʕqilu		تَعْقِلَانِ taʕqilāni	يَعْقِلَانِ yaʕqilāni		نَعْقِلُ naʕqilu	تَعْقِلُونَ taʕqilūna	يَعْقِلُونَ yaʕqilūna
	f		تَعْقِلِينَ taʕqilīna	تَعْقِلُ taʕqilu			تَعْقِلَانِ taʕqilāni			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْقِلَ ʔaʕqila	تَعْقِلَ taʕqila	يَعْقِلَ yaʕqila		تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā	يَعْقِلَا yaʕqilā		نَعْقِلَ naʕqila	تَعْقِلُوا taʕqilū	يَعْقِلُوا yaʕqilū
	f		تَعْقِلِي taʕqilī	تَعْقِلَ taʕqila			تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْقِلْ ʔaʕqil	تَعْقِلْ taʕqil	يَعْقِلْ yaʕqil		تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā	يَعْقِلَا yaʕqilā		نَعْقِلْ naʕqil	تَعْقِلُوا taʕqilū	يَعْقِلُوا yaʕqilū
	f		تَعْقِلِي taʕqilī	تَعْقِلْ taʕqil			تَعْقِلَا taʕqilā			تَعْقِلْنَ taʕqilna	يَعْقِلْنَ yaʕqilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْقِلْ iʕqil			اِعْقِلَا iʕqilā				اِعْقِلُوا iʕqilū
	f		اِعْقِلِي iʕqilī							اِعْقِلْنَ iʕqilna

Etymology 5.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaql/

Noun

عَقْل • (ʕaql) m (plural عُقُول (ʕuqūl))

1. verbal noun of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala, “to pasture upon camelthorn”) (form I)

Gojri

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَقْل (aql), from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql).

Noun

عَقَل ('aqal) f

1. intelligence, wisdom, sense

Further reading

• Dr Rafique Anjum (2018), Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 310.
• Javaid Rahi (2015), “عَقلْ”, in گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 663, column 2.

Gulf Arabic

Root
ع ق ل
1 term

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ɡɪɫ/

Noun

عَقِل • (ʕagiḷ) m (before il- عَقْل (ʕagḷ), plural عقول (ʕgūḷ))

1. mind, brain
2. (figuratively) logic, reason

   الله بالعقل عرفناه

   We know God (exists) by logic and reason ((used to state that something is obvious)

   (literally, “God with the mind we knew him”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕɪ.ɡəɫ/

Verb

عِقَل • (ʕigaḷ) (non-past يعقل (yaʕgiḷ, yʕagiḷ))

1. to become reasonable, to mature mentally

   يكبر ويعقل ― yikbar u-yaʕgiḷ ― He'll become wise as/when he grows up (common saying)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ق ل
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ɡil/, [ʕa.ɡɪl]

Noun

عقل • (ʕagil) m (construct state عَقْل (ʕagl), plural عُقُول (ʕugūl))

1. understanding, reason, wisdom, sound judgment
2. mind

   Synonym: مُخّ (muḵḵ)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَقَلَ (ʕaqala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕi.ɡil/, [ʕɪ.ɡɪl]

Verb

عِقِل • (ʕigil) I (non-past يِعْقَل (yiʕgal))

1. to mature
2. to be reasonable

Conjugation

Conjugation of عقل

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عقلت (ʕigilt)	عقلت (ʕigilt)	عقل (ʕigil)		عقلنا (ʕigilna)	عقلتوا (ʕigiltu)	عقلوا (ʕiglu)
	f		عقلتي (ʕigilti)	عقلت (ʕiglat)
non-past	m	أعقل (ʔaʕgal)	تعقل (tiʕgal)	يعقل (yiʕgal)		نعقل (niʕgal)	تعقلوا (tiʕgalu)	يعقلوا (yiʕgalu)
	f		تعقلي (tiʕgali)	تعقل (tiʕgal)
imperative	m		اعقل (aʕgal)				اعقلوا (aʕgalu)
	f		اعقلي (aʕgali)

Etymology 3

From Arabic عَقَّلَ (ʕaqqala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaɡ.ɡal/

Verb

عَقَّل • (ʕaggal) II (non-past يِعَقِّل (yiʕaggil))

1. to make reasonable

Conjugation

Conjugation of عقل

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عقلت (ʕaggalt)	عقلت (ʕaggalt)	عقل (ʕaggal)		عقلنا (ʕaggalna)	عقلتوا (ʕaggaltu)	عقلوا (ʕaggalu)
	f		عقلتي (ʕaggalti)	عقلت (ʕaggalat)
non-past	m	أعقل (ʔaʕaggil)	تعقل (tiʕaggil)	يعقل (yiʕaggil)		نعقل (niʕaggil)	تعقلوا (tiʕaggilu)	يعقلوا (yiʕaggilu)
	f		تعقلي (tiʕaggili)	تعقل (tiʕaggil)
imperative	m		عقل (ʕaggil)				عقلوا (ʕaggilu)
	f		عقلي (ʕaggili)

Khalaj

Noun

عَقِل (aqıl) (definite accusative عَقلؽ, plural عَقِللار)

1. Arabic spelling of aqıl (“intellect”)

Declension

Declension of عقل

	singular	plural
nominative	عقل	عقللار
genitive	عقلؽݧ	عقللارؽݧ
dative	عقلقا	عقللارقا
definite accusative	عقلؽ	عقللارؽ
locative	عقلچا	عقللارچا
ablative	عقلدا	عقللاردا
instrumental	عقللا	عقللارلا
equative	عقلوارا	عقللاروارا

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ق ل
1 term

From Arabic عَقَلَ (ʕaqala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕqal/

Verb

عقل • (ʕqal) I (non-past يعقل (yiʕqal))

1. to remember

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql, “understanding, reason, mind”).

Noun

عقل • (ʿakl) (definite accusative عقلی (ʿaklı), plural عقول (ʿukul))

1. reason, intelligence, intellect

   Synonym: ذهن (zihn, zihin)

2. wisdom, wiseness, sapience

   Synonym: حكمت (hikmet)

3. judgment, discernment, discretion, common sense

   Synonyms: ادراك (idrak), اوص (us), هوش (huş)

4. mind

   Synonyms: اوص (us), خاطر (hatır), ذهن (zihn, zihin)

Derived terms

• عقل آلمق (ʿakl almak, “to grasp, comprehend”)
• عقل انسانی (ʿakl insanı, “human mind”)
• عقل ایرمك (ʿakl ermek, “to grasp, comprehend”)
• عقل بالغ (ʿakl-ı baliğ, “adult person”)
• عقل دیشی (ʿakl dişi, “wisdom tooth”)
• عقل طوتمق (ʿakl tutmak, “to remember”)
• عقل كسمك (ʿakıl kesmek, “to grasp, comprehend”)
• عقل نفسانی (ʿakl-ı nefsanî, “instinct of self-preservation”)
• عقلدار (ʿakıldar, “reasonable”)
• عقلسز (ʿakılsız, “unreasonable”)
• عقللو (ʿakıllı, “wise, prudent”)
• عقلی (ʿaklî, “pertaining to the mind, mental”)

Descendants

• Turkish: akıl
• → Bulgarian: акъ́л (akǎ́l)
• → Macedonian: акал (akal)
• → Ubykh: аӄыл (aqəl)

Further reading

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• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “akıl”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 168
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “akl”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 29
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “عقل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 854
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Intelligentia”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[3], Vienna, column 839
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “عقل”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[4], Vienna, column 3298
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “akıl”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “عقل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1311

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaql/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäql]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäql]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäql]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäql̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæʁl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäql]

Readings
Classical reading?	aql
Dari reading?	aql
Iranian reading?	aġl
Tajik reading?	aql

Noun

عقل • (aql / aġl) (Tajik spelling ақл)

1. mind, intellect, understanding, reason
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 1181:

     شادی اندر گرده و غم در جگر / عقل چون شمعی درون مغز سر

     šâdi andar gorde va ġam dar jegar / aql čon šam'-i darun-e maġz-e sar

     Joy [has its seat] in the kidneys, grief in the liver; intellect, [bright] as a candle, inside the brain in the head.

2. good sense, sound judgment
   • 1976, خسرو شاهانی, “عینک طبی”, in کور لعنتی:

     تو هم اگر عقل درستی داشتی، روزگارت بهتر از این بود.

     to ham agar aql-e dorost-i dâšti, ruzegâr-et behtar az in bud.

     If you had good sense, your life would be better off than this.

Descendants

• → Ahirani: अक्कल (akkal)
• → Assamese: আকল (akol)
• → Baluchi: عقل
• → Bengali: আকল (akol)
• → Dogri: akal

  Devanagari script: अकल

  Dogra script: 𑠀𑠊𑠥

• → Gojri: عَقَل ('aqal)
• → Gujarati: અક્કલ (akkal)
• → Old Hindi: अकलि (akali)
• → Hindustani:

  • Hindi: अक़्ल (aqla)

    Urdu: عَقْل (aql)

• → Kannada: ಅಕ್ಕಲು (akkalu)
• → Kashmiri: عَقل (ʿaql)
• → Magahi: 𑂃𑂍𑂱𑂪 (akil)
• → Maithili: akil

  Devanagari script: अकिल

  Maithili: 𑒁𑒏𑒱𑒪

• → Malayalam: അക്കല് (akkal)
• → Malvi: अकल (akal)
• → Marwari:

  Devanagari script: अकल (akal)

  Mahajani script: 𑅐𑅕𑅮 (akl)

• → Marathi: अक्कल (akkal)
• → Nepali: अकल (akal), अक्कल (akkal)
• → Odia: ଅକଲ (akala)
• → Pashto: عقل
• → Old Punjabi: ਅਕਲਿ (akali)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਅਕ਼ਲ (aqal)

    Shahmukhi script: عَقل (ʻaql)

• → Sindhi: aqulu

  Arabic script: عَقُلُ (ʻaqulu)

  Devanagari script: अक़ुलु

  Khudabadi script: 𑊰𑊺𑋩𑋣𑋚𑋣

• → Vaghri: અક્કલ (akkal)
• → Varhadi: अक्कल (akkal)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic عَقَلَ (ʕaqala)

Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql)bor.

Classical Persian عَقْل (aql)bor.

Urdu عقل

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَقْل ('aql), from Arabic عَقْل (ʕaql). First attested as Old Hindi अकलि (akali).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)əql/
• Rhymes: -əql

Noun

عَقْل • (‘aql) f (formal plural عُقُول ('uqūl), Hindi spelling अक़्ल)

1. common sense
2. understanding, wisdom

   Synonym: سَمَجھ (samajh)

Further reading

• Fallon, S. W. (1879), “عقل”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 851
• “عقل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “280”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “عقل”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 437
• “عقل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• John Shakespear (1834), “عقل”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3^rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC, page 1224