الفعل

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns actions, deeds, and movements. It extends to encompass the essence of an act, its performance, and even metaphorical applications like courage or a significant event. It also covers specific terms related to tools and animal behavior.

Derived headwords

الفِعْلnoun

1.
human movementboth
The movement of a human being.
2.
transitive actionboth
A metaphor for any transitive action or deed.

فَعَلَverb

1.
to do, to actboth
The basic verb meaning to perform an action or deed.

فَعْلnoun

1.
action, deedboth
The source noun (masdar) for the verb 'to do' or 'to act', signifying an action or deed.
2.
shyness (of a she-camel)classical
The shyness or reticence exhibited by a she-camel.
3.
vulvaclassical
The vulva of any female animal.

فِعَالnoun

1.
good deed, generosityboth
A good deed, generosity, or noble character.
2.
action (good or bad)both
An action that is either good or bad, performed by a single actor.

فَعَّالnoun

1.
collective actionboth
A term used when an action involves two actors, or a collective action.
2.
plural of فعلةboth
The plural of 'al-fi'lah', referring to deeds or actions.

فَعْلَةnoun

1.
act of clay work, diggingboth
A specific act, often related to working with clay, digging, or similar manual labor.
2.
habit, customboth
A habit or a customary practice.

اِفْتَعَلَverb

1.
to fabricate, inventboth
To fabricate or invent something, especially a lie, against someone.

مُفْتَعَلnoun

1.
great matterboth
A great or significant matter or affair.

فُعَالnoun

1.
imperative formclassical
An imperative form, similar to the 'af'al' pattern.

فَعَالَةnoun

1.
metaphor for Khuzā'ahclassical
In the context of 'Awf ibn Mālik's poetry, it is a metaphor for the tribe of Khuzā'ah.

نِصَابnoun

1.
haft of a toolboth
The haft or handle of a tool such as an axe or pickaxe.

كُتُبnoun

1.
plural of نصابboth
The plural of 'nisab', referring to the hafts of tools.

Parallel reading

الفِعْلُ، بالكسر: حَرَكَةُ الإِنْسَانِ

Al-fi'lu, with kasra: is the movement of a human.

أَوْ كِنَايَةٌ عَنْ كُلِّ عَمَلٍ مُتَعَدٍّ

Or a metaphor for every transitive action.

وَبِالْفَتْحِ: مَصْدَرُ فَعَلَ، كَمَنَعَ

And with fatha: is the masdar of 'fa'ala', like 'mana'a'.

وَحَيَاءُ النَّاقَةِ

And the shyness of a she-camel.

وَفَرْجُ كُلِّ أُنْثَى

And the vulva of every female.

وَكَسَحَابٍ: اسْمُ الفِعْلِ الحَسَنِ

And like 'suhab': is the name for a good deed.

وَالكَرَمِ

And generosity.

أَوْ يَكُونُ فِي الخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ وَهُوَ مُخْلِصٌ لِفَاعِلٍ وَاحِدٍ

Or it can be in good and evil, and it is specific to a single actor.

وَإِذَا كَانَ مِنْ فَاعِلَيْنِ، فَهُوَ فَعَّالٌ، بِالكَسْرِ

And if it is from two actors, then it is 'fa''aal', with kasra.

وَهُوَ أَيْضًا جَمْعُ فَعْلَةٍ

And it is also the plural of 'fa'lah'.

وَنِصَابُ الفَأْسِ وَالقَدُومِ وَنَحْوِهِ

And the haft of the axe, the pickaxe, and the like.

وَالفَعْلَةُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: صِفَةٌ غَالِبَةٌ عَلَى عَمَلَةِ الطِّينِ وَالحَفْرِ وَنَحْوِهِ

And 'al-fa'lah', with haraka: is a dominant characteristic for the work of clay, digging, and the like.

وَكَفَرْحَةٍ: العَادَةُ

And like 'farhah': the habit.

وَافْتَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ كِذْبًا: اخْتَلَقَهُ

And 'ifta'ala' against him a lie: he fabricated it.

وَجَاءَ بِالمُفْتَعَلِ، بِالْفَتْحِ: بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ

And he brought the 'mufta'al', with fatha: a great matter.

وَفِعَالٌ، كَقِطَامٍ: افْعَلْ

And 'fi'aal', like 'qitaam': is 'if'al'.

وَفَعَالَةٌ فِي قَوْلِ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ: تَعَرَّضَ ضِيطَارُو فَعَالَةٌ دُونَنا

And 'fahaalah' in the saying of 'Awf ibn Mālik: 'Dhitāru and Fahaalah stood guard before us'.

كِنَايَةٌ عَنْ خُزَاعَةَ

A metaphor for Khuzā'ah.