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فعل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of 'doing', 'making', or 'acting'. It encompasses the act itself, the result of the act, and the manner in which something is done. It also extends to the idea of fabrication or invention.

Derived headwords

فَعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    a verbal noun meaning an active participleboth

    a verbal noun meaning an active participle

فِعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    a verbal noun meaning an active participleboth

    a verbal noun meaning an active participle

فِعْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a good or bad deedboth

    a good or bad deed

فَعْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a good or bad deedboth

    a good or bad deed

فِعَالnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of actboth

    The plural form of 'fi'l', referring to multiple actions or deeds.

فَعَالnoun
  1. 1.
    generosity, nobilityclassical

    A quality of being noble, magnanimous, and generous.

  2. 2.
    manner of doingboth

    The way or manner in which something is done; a mode of action.

اِفْتَعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    from ṭaʿm, like iṭlab from ṭalabboth

    from ṭaʿm, like iṭlab from ṭalab

اِنْفَعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be affected, to be influencedboth

    To undergo an action or influence; to be moved or impacted by something.

  2. 2.
    to be brokenboth

    To undergo the action of being broken; to become fractured or shattered.

Parallel reading

الفعل بالفتح: مصدر فعل يفعل
Al-fi'lu (with fatha) is the masdar of fa'ala yaf'ulu.
وأوحينا إليهم فعل الخيرات
And We inspired them to do good deeds.
والفعل بالكسر الاسم
And al-fi'lu (with kasra) is the noun.
والجمع الفعال
And the plural is al-fi'aal.
مثل قدح وقداح، وبئر وبئار
Like qadah and qudaah, and bi'r and bi'aar.
والفعال بالفتح: الكرم
And al-fawaalu (with fatha) means generosity.
ضروبا بلحييه على عظم زوره إذا القوم هشوا للفعال تقنعا
He struck his jaws with his forelegs upon the greatness of his chest when the people were eager for generosity, covering himself.
والفعال أيضا، مصدر، مثل ذهب ذهابا
And al-fawaalu is also a masdar, like dhahaba dhahaaban.
وكانت منه فعلة حسنة أو قبيحة
And there was from him a good or bad deed.
وافتعل كذبا وزورا، أي اختلق
And he fabricated a lie and falsehood, meaning he invented it.
وفعلت الشئ فانفعل
And I did the thing, and it was done.
كقولك: كسرته فانكسر
Like your saying: I broke it, and it broke.