فعل

See also: ف ع ل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ف ع ل (f-ʕ-l); cognate with Hebrew פָּעַל (pa'ál, “to do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ʕa.la/

Verb

1. to do
2. to fulfill
3. to act, to perform an activity without help
4. to affect, to have an effect on

Related terms

• اِسْم فَاعِل (ism fāʕil)
• اِسْم مَفْعُول (ism mafʕūl)
• فَاعِل (fāʕil)
• فَعَّال (faʕʕāl)
• مَفْعُول (mafʕūl)
• مَفْعُول بِهِ (mafʕūl bihi)
• مَفْعُول فِيهِ (mafʕūl fīhi)
• مَفْعُول لَهُ (mafʕūl lahu)
• مَفْعُول لِأَجْلِهِ (mafʕūl liʔajlihi)
• مَفْعُول مَعَهُ (mafʕūl maʕahu)
• مَفْعُول مُطْلَق (mafʕūl muṭlaq)
• مَفْعُول مِنْ أَجْلِهِ (mafʕūl min ʔajlihi)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faʕ.ʕa.la/

Verb

فَعَّلَ • (faʕʕala) II (non-past يُفَعِّلُ (yufaʕʕilu), verbal noun تَفْعِيل (tafʕīl))

1. to activate

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiʕl/

Noun

فِعْل • (fiʕl) m (plural أَفْعَال (ʔafʕāl) or فِعَال (fiʕāl))

1. verbal noun of فَعَلَ (faʕala, “to do, to act, to fulfill, to affect”) (form I)
2. activity, action, work
3. performance, acting
4. vocation, employment
5. function
6. deed, act, action
7. effect, impact, influence

Declension

Declension of noun فِعْل (fiʕl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِعْل fiʕl	الْفِعْل al-fiʕl	فِعْل fiʕl
Nominative	فِعْلٌ fiʕlun	الْفِعْلُ al-fiʕlu	فِعْلُ fiʕlu
Accusative	فِعْلًا fiʕlan	الْفِعْلَ al-fiʕla	فِعْلَ fiʕla
Genitive	فِعْلٍ fiʕlin	الْفِعْلِ al-fiʕli	فِعْلِ fiʕli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِعْلَيْن fiʕlayn	الْفِعْلَيْن al-fiʕlayn	فِعْلَيْ fiʕlay
Nominative	فِعْلَانِ fiʕlāni	الْفِعْلَانِ al-fiʕlāni	فِعْلَا fiʕlā
Accusative	فِعْلَيْنِ fiʕlayni	الْفِعْلَيْنِ al-fiʕlayni	فِعْلَيْ fiʕlay
Genitive	فِعْلَيْنِ fiʕlayni	الْفِعْلَيْنِ al-fiʕlayni	فِعْلَيْ fiʕlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَفْعَال‎; فِعَال ʔafʕāl‎; fiʕāl	الْأَفْعَال‎; الْفِعَال al-ʔafʕāl‎; al-fiʕāl	أَفْعَال‎; فِعَال ʔafʕāl‎; fiʕāl
Nominative	أَفْعَالٌ‎; فِعَالٌ ʔafʕālun‎; fiʕālun	الْأَفْعَالُ‎; الْفِعَالُ al-ʔafʕālu‎; al-fiʕālu	أَفْعَالُ‎; فِعَالُ ʔafʕālu‎; fiʕālu
Accusative	أَفْعَالًا‎; فِعَالًا ʔafʕālan‎; fiʕālan	الْأَفْعَالَ‎; الْفِعَالَ al-ʔafʕāla‎; al-fiʕāla	أَفْعَالَ‎; فِعَالَ ʔafʕāla‎; fiʕāla
Genitive	أَفْعَالٍ‎; فِعَالٍ ʔafʕālin‎; fiʕālin	الْأَفْعَالِ‎; الْفِعَالِ al-ʔafʕāli‎; al-fiʕāli	أَفْعَالِ‎; فِعَالِ ʔafʕāli‎; fiʕāli

Noun

فِعْل • (fiʕl) m (plural أَفْعَال (ʔafʕāl))

1. (grammar) verb
   • Ibn Malik

     كَلَامُنَا لَفْظٌ مُفِيدٌ كَٱسْتَقِمْ / وَٱسْمٌ وَفِعْلٌ ثُمَّ حَرْفٌ ٱلْكَلِم

     kalāmunā lafẓun mufīdun kastaqim / wasmun wafiʕlun ṯumma ḥarfun l-kalim

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun فِعْل (fiʕl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِعْل fiʕl	الْفِعْل al-fiʕl	فِعْل fiʕl
Nominative	فِعْلٌ fiʕlun	الْفِعْلُ al-fiʕlu	فِعْلُ fiʕlu
Accusative	فِعْلًا fiʕlan	الْفِعْلَ al-fiʕla	فِعْلَ fiʕla
Genitive	فِعْلٍ fiʕlin	الْفِعْلِ al-fiʕli	فِعْلِ fiʕli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِعْلَيْن fiʕlayn	الْفِعْلَيْن al-fiʕlayn	فِعْلَيْ fiʕlay
Nominative	فِعْلَانِ fiʕlāni	الْفِعْلَانِ al-fiʕlāni	فِعْلَا fiʕlā
Accusative	فِعْلَيْنِ fiʕlayni	الْفِعْلَيْنِ al-fiʕlayni	فِعْلَيْ fiʕlay
Genitive	فِعْلَيْنِ fiʕlayni	الْفِعْلَيْنِ al-fiʕlayni	فِعْلَيْ fiʕlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَفْعَال ʔafʕāl	الْأَفْعَال al-ʔafʕāl	أَفْعَال ʔafʕāl
Nominative	أَفْعَالٌ ʔafʕālun	الْأَفْعَالُ al-ʔafʕālu	أَفْعَالُ ʔafʕālu
Accusative	أَفْعَالًا ʔafʕālan	الْأَفْعَالَ al-ʔafʕāla	أَفْعَالَ ʔafʕāla
Genitive	أَفْعَالٍ ʔafʕālin	الْأَفْعَالِ al-ʔafʕāli	أَفْعَالِ ʔafʕāli

Hyponyms

• فِعْل أَجْوَف (fiʕl ʔajwaf)
• فِعْل جَامِد (fiʕl jāmid)
• فِعْل صَحِيح (fiʕl ṣaḥīḥ)
• فِعْل لَازِم (fiʕl lāzim)
• فِعْل مَهْمُوز (fiʕl mahmūz)
• فِعْل مُتَعَدٍّ (fiʕl mutaʕaddin)
• فِعْل مُضَعَّف (fiʕl muḍaʕʕaf)
• فِعْل مُعْتَلّ (fiʕl muʕtall)
• فِعْل مِثَال (fiʕl miṯāl)
• فِعْل نَاسِخ (fiʕl nāsiḵ)
• فِعْل نَاقِص (fiʕl nāqiṣ)
• فِعْلٌ تَامّ (fiʕlun tāmm)
• فِعْلٌ مَاضٍ (fiʕlun māḍin)
• فِعْلٌ مَزِيد (fiʕlun mazīd)
• فِعْلٌ مُجَرَّد (fiʕlun mujarrad)
• فِعْلٌ مُضَارِع (fiʕlun muḍāriʕ)

 

Derived terms

• اَلْأَفْعَال الْخَمْسَة (al-ʔafʕāl al-ḵamsa)

Noun

فِعْل • (fiʕl) m (plural أَفَاعِيل (ʔafāʕīl))

1. exploit, great deed, feat

Declension

Declension of noun فِعْل (fiʕl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِعْل fiʕl	الْفِعْل al-fiʕl	فِعْل fiʕl
Nominative	فِعْلٌ fiʕlun	الْفِعْلُ al-fiʕlu	فِعْلُ fiʕlu
Accusative	فِعْلًا fiʕlan	الْفِعْلَ al-fiʕla	فِعْلَ fiʕla
Genitive	فِعْلٍ fiʕlin	الْفِعْلِ al-fiʕli	فِعْلِ fiʕli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِعْلَيْن fiʕlayn	الْفِعْلَيْن al-fiʕlayn	فِعْلَيْ fiʕlay
Nominative	فِعْلَانِ fiʕlāni	الْفِعْلَانِ al-fiʕlāni	فِعْلَا fiʕlā
Accusative	فِعْلَيْنِ fiʕlayni	الْفِعْلَيْنِ al-fiʕlayni	فِعْلَيْ fiʕlay
Genitive	فِعْلَيْنِ fiʕlayni	الْفِعْلَيْنِ al-fiʕlayni	فِعْلَيْ fiʕlay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَفَاعِيل ʔafāʕīl	الْأَفَاعِيل al-ʔafāʕīl	أَفَاعِيل ʔafāʕīl
Nominative	أَفَاعِيلُ ʔafāʕīlu	الْأَفَاعِيلُ al-ʔafāʕīlu	أَفَاعِيلُ ʔafāʕīlu
Accusative	أَفَاعِيلَ ʔafāʕīla	الْأَفَاعِيلَ al-ʔafāʕīla	أَفَاعِيلَ ʔafāʕīla
Genitive	أَفَاعِيلَ ʔafāʕīla	الْأَفَاعِيلِ al-ʔafāʕīli	أَفَاعِيلِ ʔafāʕīli

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faʕl/

Noun

فَعْل • (faʕl) m

1. verbal noun of فَعَلَ (faʕala) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun فَعْل (faʕl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَعْل faʕl	الْفَعْل al-faʕl	فَعْل faʕl
Nominative	فَعْلٌ faʕlun	الْفَعْلُ al-faʕlu	فَعْلُ faʕlu
Accusative	فَعْلًا faʕlan	الْفَعْلَ al-faʕla	فَعْلَ faʕla
Genitive	فَعْلٍ faʕlin	الْفَعْلِ al-faʕli	فَعْلِ faʕli

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فعل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Malay

Alternative forms

• fiil

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪʕl/

Noun

فعل (Rumi spelling fiil)

1. work
2. attitude

Synonyms

• kerja

Derived terms

Terms derived from fiil

• kata fiil / کات فعل

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).

Noun

فعل • (fil)

1. action, deed
2. (grammar) verb

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فعل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1390

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	f
Dari reading?	f
Iranian reading?	f
Tajik reading?	f

Noun

Dari	فعل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	феъл

فعل • (fe'l) (plural فعل‌ها (fe'l-hâ) or افعال (af'âl))

1. act
2. action
3. (grammar) verb

Synonyms

• (verb): کارواژه (kârvâže)

Hyponyms

• (verb): فعل متعدی, فعل مرکب

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ع ل
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiʕl/, [ˈfɪ.ʕ(ɪ)l]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

فعل • (fiʕl) m (plural أفعال (ʔafʕāl))

1. action
2. verb

Derived terms

• فعلا (fiʕlan, “really, actually”), بالفعل (bil-fiʕl, “really, actually”)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian فعل (fe'l), from Arabic فِعْل (fiʕl).

Noun

فعل • (fe'l) m

1. (grammar) verb
2. act
3. action
4. deed
5. work