فعلا

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Adverbial accusative of فِعْل (fiʕl, deed, act).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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فِعْلًا (fiʕlan)

  1. indeed, in fact, actually, really, practically

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ف ع ل
1 term

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic فِعْلًا (fiʕlan).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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فعلًا (fiʕlan)

  1. indeed, really, actually

Pashto

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Etymology

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From Arabic فِعْلًا (fiʕlan).

Adverb

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فعلا (fe'alan)

  1. now, at present, currently

References

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  • فعلا”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فِعْلًا (fiʕlan).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? fi'lan
Dari reading? fe'lan
Iranian reading? fe'lan
Tajik reading? feʾlan

Adverb

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Dari فعلا
Iranian Persian
Tajik феълон

فِعلاً (fe'lan)

  1. now, for now, for the time being, presently
    فعلاً خداحافظ.fe'lan xodâhâfez.Goodbye for now.

Usage notes

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Compared to حالا (hâlâ), which has a stronger connotation of a moment in the present, فعلاً (fe'lan) has a stronger connotation of a duration of time including the present and stretching into the future.

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ف ع ل
2 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic فِعْلًا (fiʕlan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fiʕ.lan/, [ˈfɪʕ.lan]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adverb

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فعلًا (fiʕlan)

  1. really, actually
    Synonyms: والله (walla), عن جد (ʕan jadd)

Urdu

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Adverb

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فعلاً (felan) (Hindi spelling फ़ेलन)

  1. indeed, in fact, actually, really, practically
    Synonym: عملاً (amalan)