فعال

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ف ع ل‎ (f-ʕ-l).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faʕ.ʕaːl/

Adjective

فَعَّال • (faʕʕāl) (feminine فَعَّالَة‎ (faʕʕāla))

  1. (of a person) who does things or realizes them; effecting
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 85:14-16:
      ‏وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ / ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ / فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ‎
      wahuwa l-ḡafūru l-wadūdu / ḏū l-ʕarši l-majīdu / faʕʕālun llimā yurīdu
      And He is the Most-Forgiving, the Most-Loving, / Of the Throne, the Glorious, / Effecting what He wills.
  2. (of a thing) that causes effects; affecting; active
    Synonym: مُؤَثِّر‎ (muʔaṯṯir)
    1. effective; effectual; efficacious
Declension
Declension of adjective فَعَّال‎ (faʕʕāl)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal فَعَّال‎
faʕʕāl		 الْفَعَّال‎
al-faʕʕāl		 فَعَّالَة‎
faʕʕāla		 الْفَعَّالَة‎
al-faʕʕāla
Nominative فَعَّالٌ‎
faʕʕālun		 الْفَعَّالُ‎
al-faʕʕālu		 فَعَّالَةٌ‎
faʕʕālatun		 الْفَعَّالَةُ‎
al-faʕʕālatu
Accusative فَعَّالًا‎
faʕʕālan		 الْفَعَّالَ‎
al-faʕʕāla		 فَعَّالَةً‎
faʕʕālatan		 الْفَعَّالَةَ‎
al-faʕʕālata
Genitive فَعَّالٍ‎
faʕʕālin		 الْفَعَّالِ‎
al-faʕʕāli		 فَعَّالَةٍ‎
faʕʕālatin		 الْفَعَّالَةِ‎
al-faʕʕālati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal فَعَّالَيْن‎
faʕʕālayn		 الْفَعَّالَيْن‎
al-faʕʕālayn		 فَعَّالَتَيْن‎
faʕʕālatayn		 الْفَعَّالَتَيْن‎
al-faʕʕālatayn
Nominative فَعَّالَانِ‎
faʕʕālāni		 الْفَعَّالَانِ‎
al-faʕʕālāni		 فَعَّالَتَانِ‎
faʕʕālatāni		 الْفَعَّالَتَانِ‎
al-faʕʕālatāni
Accusative فَعَّالَيْنِ‎
faʕʕālayni		 الْفَعَّالَيْنِ‎
al-faʕʕālayni		 فَعَّالَتَيْنِ‎
faʕʕālatayni		 الْفَعَّالَتَيْنِ‎
al-faʕʕālatayni
Genitive فَعَّالَيْنِ‎
faʕʕālayni		 الْفَعَّالَيْنِ‎
al-faʕʕālayni		 فَعَّالَتَيْنِ‎
faʕʕālatayni		 الْفَعَّالَتَيْنِ‎
al-faʕʕālatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
plural unknown sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal ?
?		 ?
?		 فَعَّالَات‎
faʕʕālāt		 الْفَعَّالَات‎
al-faʕʕālāt
Nominative ?
?		 ?
?		 فَعَّالَاتٌ‎
faʕʕālātun		 الْفَعَّالَاتُ‎
al-faʕʕālātu
Accusative ?
?		 ?
?		 فَعَّالَاتٍ‎
faʕʕālātin		 الْفَعَّالَاتِ‎
al-faʕʕālāti
Genitive ?
?		 ?
?		 فَعَّالَاتٍ‎
faʕʕālātin		 الْفَعَّالَاتِ‎
al-faʕʕālāti
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: fəal
  • → Chagatai: فعال‎
  • → Ottoman Turkish: فعال‎ (faʿʿâl)
  • → Persian: فعال‎ (fa'âl)

Noun

فِعَال • (fiʕāl) pl

  1. plural of فِعْل‎ (fiʕl)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَعَّال‎ (faʕʕāl).

Noun

فعال • (faʿʿâl)

  1. a constant, habitual actor, or worker; especially, God

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَعَّال‎ (faʕʕāl).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fä.ʔɑ́ːl]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [fɑːɑ́ːl]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [fɔːɔ́ːl̥]

Readings
Classical reading? fa'āl
Dari reading? fa'āl
Iranian reading? fa'âl
Tajik reading? faʾol
Dari فعال‎
Iranian Persian
Tajik фаол

Adjective

فعال • (fa'âl) (comparative فعال‌تَر‎ (fa'âl-tar), superlative فعال‌تَرین‎ (fa'âl-tarin))

  1. active

Noun

فعال • (fa'âl) (plural فعالان‎ (fa'âlân))

  1. activist
    ‏فعال سیاسی‎ ― fa'âl-e siyâsi ― political activist
    ‏فعال حقوقی‎ ― fa'âl-e hoquqi ― legal activist

Derived terms
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