عقل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ق ل‎ (ʕ-q-l).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʕaql/

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• (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /ʕaɡil/

Noun

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

1. verbal noun of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala) (form I)
2. understanding, reason, wisdom, sound judgment

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

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

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. mind
4. (Christianity) Holy Ghost
5. asylum
6. fortress
7. bloodwite

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

• Maltese: għaqal
• → Azerbaijani: ağıl
• → Bashkir: аҡыл (aqıl)
• → Bengali: আকল (akol)
• → Crimean Tatar: aqıl
• → Khakas: ағыл (ağıl)
• → Kazakh: ақыл (aqyl)
• → Khalaj: aqıl
• → Northern Kurdish: aqil

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

• → Kyrgyz: акыл (akıl)
• → Malay: akal
  • Indonesian: akal
  • → Ternate: akal
• → Northern Kurdish: aqil
• → Classical Persian: عقل‎ ('aql) (see there for further descendants)
• → Shor: ағыл
• → Swahili: akili
• → Ottoman Turkish: عقل‎ (akl, akıl)
  • Turkish: akıl
  • → Bulgarian: акъ́л (akǎ́l)
  • → Macedonian: акал (akal)
  • → Ubykh: аӄыл (aqəl)
• → Tatar: акыл (aqıl)
• → Turkmen: akyl
• → Uzbek: aql

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.qa.la/
• (Hejazi Arabic) IPA^(key): /ʕiɡil/

Verb

عَقَلَ • (ʕaqala) I, non-past يَعْقِلُ‎‎ (yaʕqilu)

1. to hobble, to tie with the rope عِقَال‎ (ʕiqāl)
2. to be reasonable, to make sense
3. to renounce revenge for wergeld, to relinquish retaliation of blood

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَقَلَ

(form-I sound, 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

Verb

عَقَلَ • (ʕaqala) I, non-past يَعْقِلُ‎‎ (yaʕqilu)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَقَلَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns عَقَل or عُقُول)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						عَقَل or عُقُول‎ ʕaqal or 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

Verb

عَقَلَ • (ʕaqala) I, non-past يَعْقِلُ‎‎ (yaʕqilu)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَقَلَ

(form-I sound, 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

Verb

عَقِلَ • (ʕaqila) I, non-past يَعْقَلُ‎‎ (yaʕqalu)

1. to have a twisting in the hind-leg

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَقِلَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun عَقَل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَقَل ʕaqal
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	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

Verb

عَقَّلَ • (ʕaqqala) II, non-past يُعَقِّلُ‎‎ (yuʕaqqilu)

1. to make reasonable

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَقَّلَ

(form-II sound)

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

Noun

عَقَل • (ʕaqal) m

1. verbal noun of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala) (form I)
2. verbal noun of عَقِلَ (ʕaqila) (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

Gojri

Etymology

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

Noun

عَقل ('aql) 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.

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	عقلؽیݧ‎	عقللارؽیݧ‎
dative	عقلقا‎	عقللارقا‎
definite accusative	عقلؽ‎	عقللارؽ‎
locative	عقلچا‎	عقللارچا‎
ablative	عقلدان‎	عقللاردان‎
instrumental	عقللان‎	عقللارلان‎
equative	عقلوارا‎	عقللاروارا‎
quantitative	عقلقَدَر‎	عقللارقَدَر‎

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ق ل‎
1 term

From Arabic عَقَلَ‎ (ʕaqala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕqal/

Verb

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

1. to remember

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَقْل‎ (ʕaql).

Noun

عقل • (akl, akıl)

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

Descendants

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَقْل‎ (ʕaql).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaql]

 

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [ʔäql]

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [ʔäql]
  • (Hazaragi/approx.) IPA^(key): [ʔäql̥]

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [ʔæʁl̥]

• (Tajik, formal/DUS) IPA^(key): [ʔäql]

• Phonetic Persian:

Traditional: [اَقْل]‎

Iranian: [اَغْل]‎

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

Noun

Dari	عَقل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ақл

عَقل • ('aql)

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 ğam dar jegar / aql čon šam'-i darun-e mağz-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)
• → Bengali: আকল (akol)
• → Dogri: akal

  Devanagari script: अकल

  Dogra script: 𑠀𑠊𑠥

• → Gojri: عَقل‎ (aqal)
• → Gujarati: અક્કલ (akkal)
• → Old Hindi: अकलि (akali)
  • Hindustani: aql

    Hindi: अक़्ल

    Urdu: عَقْل‎

• → Kannada: ಅಕ್ಕಲು (akkalu)
• → Maithili: akil

  Devanagari script: अकिल

  Maithili: 𑒁𑒏𑒱𑒪

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

  Devanagari script: अकल (akal)

  Mahajani script: 𑅐𑅕𑅮 (akl)

• → Marathi: अक्कल (akkal)
• → Nepali: अकल (akal), अक्कल (akkal)
• → Oriya: ଅକଲ (ôkôlô)
• → Old Punjabi: ਅਕਲਿ (akali)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਅਕ਼ਲ (aqal)

    Shahmukhi script: عَقل‎ (ʻaql)

• → Sindhi: aqulu

  Arabic script: عَقُلُ‎

  Devanagari script: अक़ुलु

  Khudawadi script: 𑊰𑊺𑋩𑋣𑋚𑋣

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

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَقل‎ ('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

• S. W. Fallon (1879), “عقل”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• “عقل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (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 Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
• 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