فلفل

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پِلْپِل (pilpil), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fil.fil/
• (widespread) IPA^(key): /ful.ful/

Noun

فِلْفِل • (filfil) m

1. (uncountable) pepper (including sweet peppers, chilis as well as black pepper)

Declension

Declension of noun فِلْفِل (filfil)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	فِلْفِل filfil	الْفِلْفِل al-filfil	فِلْفِل filfil
nominative	فِلْفِلٌ filfilun	الْفِلْفِلُ al-filfilu	فِلْفِلُ filfilu
accusative	فِلْفِلًا filfilan	الْفِلْفِلَ al-filfila	فِلْفِلَ filfila
genitive	فِلْفِلٍ filfilin	الْفِلْفِلِ al-filfili	فِلْفِلِ filfili

Derived terms

• فَلَافِل (falāfil)

Descendants

• ⇒ Arabic: فَلَافِل (falāfil) (see there for further descendants)
• South Levantine Arabic: فِلْفِل (filfil)
• → Classical Persian: فِلْفِل (filfil)
  • > Tajik: филфил (filfil) (inherited)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: फ़िलफ़िल (filfil)

  Urdu: فِلْفِل (filfil)

Verb

فَلْفَلَ • (falfala) Iq (non-past يُفَلْفِلُ (yufalfilu), verbal noun فَلْفَلَة (falfala))

1. to put pepper on
2. to curl

Conjugation

Conjugation of فَلْفَلَ (Iq, sound, full passive, verbal noun فَلْفَلَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						فَلْفَلَة falfala
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُفَلْفِل mufalfil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُفَلْفَل mufalfal
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	فَلْفَلْتُ falfaltu	فَلْفَلْتَ falfalta	فَلْفَلَ falfala		فَلْفَلْتُمَا falfaltumā	فَلْفَلَا falfalā		فَلْفَلْنَا falfalnā	فَلْفَلْتُمْ falfaltum	فَلْفَلُوا falfalū
	f		فَلْفَلْتِ falfalti	فَلْفَلَتْ falfalat			فَلْفَلَتَا falfalatā			فَلْفَلْتُنَّ falfaltunna	فَلْفَلْنَ falfalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَلْفِلُ ʔufalfilu	تُفَلْفِلُ tufalfilu	يُفَلْفِلُ yufalfilu		تُفَلْفِلَانِ tufalfilāni	يُفَلْفِلَانِ yufalfilāni		نُفَلْفِلُ nufalfilu	تُفَلْفِلُونَ tufalfilūna	يُفَلْفِلُونَ yufalfilūna
	f		تُفَلْفِلِينَ tufalfilīna	تُفَلْفِلُ tufalfilu			تُفَلْفِلَانِ tufalfilāni			تُفَلْفِلْنَ tufalfilna	يُفَلْفِلْنَ yufalfilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَلْفِلَ ʔufalfila	تُفَلْفِلَ tufalfila	يُفَلْفِلَ yufalfila		تُفَلْفِلَا tufalfilā	يُفَلْفِلَا yufalfilā		نُفَلْفِلَ nufalfila	تُفَلْفِلُوا tufalfilū	يُفَلْفِلُوا yufalfilū
	f		تُفَلْفِلِي tufalfilī	تُفَلْفِلَ tufalfila			تُفَلْفِلَا tufalfilā			تُفَلْفِلْنَ tufalfilna	يُفَلْفِلْنَ yufalfilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَلْفِلْ ʔufalfil	تُفَلْفِلْ tufalfil	يُفَلْفِلْ yufalfil		تُفَلْفِلَا tufalfilā	يُفَلْفِلَا yufalfilā		نُفَلْفِلْ nufalfil	تُفَلْفِلُوا tufalfilū	يُفَلْفِلُوا yufalfilū
	f		تُفَلْفِلِي tufalfilī	تُفَلْفِلْ tufalfil			تُفَلْفِلَا tufalfilā			تُفَلْفِلْنَ tufalfilna	يُفَلْفِلْنَ yufalfilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فَلْفِلْ falfil			فَلْفِلَا falfilā				فَلْفِلُوا falfilū
	f		فَلْفِلِي falfilī							فَلْفِلْنَ falfilna
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	فُلْفِلْتُ fulfiltu	فُلْفِلْتَ fulfilta	فُلْفِلَ fulfila		فُلْفِلْتُمَا fulfiltumā	فُلْفِلَا fulfilā		فُلْفِلْنَا fulfilnā	فُلْفِلْتُمْ fulfiltum	فُلْفِلُوا fulfilū
	f		فُلْفِلْتِ fulfilti	فُلْفِلَتْ fulfilat			فُلْفِلَتَا fulfilatā			فُلْفِلْتُنَّ fulfiltunna	فُلْفِلْنَ fulfilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَلْفَلُ ʔufalfalu	تُفَلْفَلُ tufalfalu	يُفَلْفَلُ yufalfalu		تُفَلْفَلَانِ tufalfalāni	يُفَلْفَلَانِ yufalfalāni		نُفَلْفَلُ nufalfalu	تُفَلْفَلُونَ tufalfalūna	يُفَلْفَلُونَ yufalfalūna
	f		تُفَلْفَلِينَ tufalfalīna	تُفَلْفَلُ tufalfalu			تُفَلْفَلَانِ tufalfalāni			تُفَلْفَلْنَ tufalfalna	يُفَلْفَلْنَ yufalfalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَلْفَلَ ʔufalfala	تُفَلْفَلَ tufalfala	يُفَلْفَلَ yufalfala		تُفَلْفَلَا tufalfalā	يُفَلْفَلَا yufalfalā		نُفَلْفَلَ nufalfala	تُفَلْفَلُوا tufalfalū	يُفَلْفَلُوا yufalfalū
	f		تُفَلْفَلِي tufalfalī	تُفَلْفَلَ tufalfala			تُفَلْفَلَا tufalfalā			تُفَلْفَلْنَ tufalfalna	يُفَلْفَلْنَ yufalfalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَلْفَلْ ʔufalfal	تُفَلْفَلْ tufalfal	يُفَلْفَلْ yufalfal		تُفَلْفَلَا tufalfalā	يُفَلْفَلَا yufalfalā		نُفَلْفَلْ nufalfal	تُفَلْفَلُوا tufalfalū	يُفَلْفَلُوا yufalfalū
	f		تُفَلْفَلِي tufalfalī	تُفَلْفَلْ tufalfal			تُفَلْفَلَا tufalfalā			تُفَلْفَلْنَ tufalfalna	يُفَلْفَلْنَ yufalfalna

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِلْفِل (filfil), from Classical Persian پلپل (pilpil), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). Compare Swahili pilipili, Aramaic פלפלא (pelplā), Hebrew פלפל (pilpél), Old Armenian պղպեղ (płpeł), պղպիղ (płpił), Armenian պղպեղ (pġpeġ) and Georgian პილპილი (ṗilṗili), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /fil.ˈfil/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪl.fɪ́l]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɪl.fɪ́l]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɪl.fɪ́l]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fil.fíl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fel.fél̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fil.fíl]

Readings
Classical reading?	filfil
Dari reading?	filfil
Iranian reading?	felfel
Tajik reading?	filfil

Noun

Dari	مرچ
Iranian Persian	پلپل, فلفل
Tajik	филфил, мурч

فلفل • (felfel) (plural فلفل‌ها, or فَلَافِل (falâfel))

1. pepper (including sweet peppers, chilis as well as black pepper)

Related terms

• فلفلی (felfeli)
• دارفلفل (dâr-felfel)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic فِلْفِل (filfil), from Classical Persian پلپل (pilpil), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fil.fil/, [fɪl.fɪl]

• Audio (Bethlehem):

  (file)

Noun

فلفل • (filfil) m

1. pepper (including sweet peppers, chilis as well as black pepper)

Derived terms

• فلفل أحمر (filfil ʔaḥmar, “red pepper”)
• فلفل أسود (filfil ʔaswad, “black pepper”)