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في

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

The root 'في' primarily functions as a preposition indicating containment, location within a space, or a state of being. It can also signify being 'upon' or 'about' something, and in specific contexts, it can be used interchangeably with the preposition 'بـ' (bi).

Derived headwords

فِيparticle
  1. 1.
    a preposition, and it is the container and the adverb of place/time, and what is estimated as a containerboth

    a preposition, and it is the container and the adverb of place/time, and what is estimated as a container

Parallel reading

الماء في الإناء
Water is in the container.
وزيد في الدار
And Zayd is in the house.
والشك في الخبر
And doubt is in the news.
ولاصلبنكم في جذوع النخل
And I will surely crucify you on palm trunks.
نزلت في أبيك
I stayed with your father.
ويركب يوم الروع فيها فوارس
And horsemen ride on it on the day of battle.
بصيرون في طعن الأباهر والكلى
Skilled in stabbing the aorta and kidneys.
أي بطعن الاباهر والكلى
Meaning: by stabbing the aorta and kidneys.