faal
See also: fääl
English
Alternative forms
- faâl
- fahl
Adjective
faal (comparative more faal, superlative most faal)
- (Yorkshire) Ugly; foul; evil.
- 1897, Charlotte Brontë, chapter 38, in Jane Eyre:
- 'And again, “If she ben’t one o’ th’ handsomest, she’s noan faâl and varry good-natured; and i’ his een she’s fair beautiful, onybody may see that.”
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References
Anagrams
- AAFL, Alfa, Fala, fa-la
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Noun
faal c (plural falen, diminutive faaltje n)
- failure, mistake, blunder
- 2010, retorbrapi, Nieuwe OS X (faal)
- Al met al een grote faal dus. Nu hebben ze wel gezegd in de loop van het jaar nog nieuwe features aan te kondigen, dus het is voor een deel nog even afwachten.
- All in all a big failure. They did say new features would be announced later on in the year, though, so partially we still have to wait for a while.
- Al met al een grote faal dus. Nu hebben ze wel gezegd in de loop van het jaar nog nieuwe features aan te kondigen, dus het is voor een deel nog even afwachten.
- 2010, retorbrapi, Nieuwe OS X (faal)
Derived terms
- faalangst
Interjection
faal
- fail
Verb
faal
- first-person singular present indicative of falen
- imperative of falen
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfaal]
- Hyphenation: fa‧al
Etymology 1
From Arabic فَعْل (faʿl, “work, function”).
Noun
faal (first-person possessive faalku, second-person possessive faalmu, third-person possessive faalnya)
- work, deed.
- Synonyms: perbuatan, kerja
- (medicine) physiology: the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.
- Synonym: fisiologi
Derived terms
- ilmu faal
Etymology 2
From Arabic فَأْل (faʾl, “omen”).
Noun
faal (first-person possessive faalku, second-person possessive faalmu, third-person possessive faalnya)
- omen.
- Synonym: tanda
Further reading
- “faal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian falla, which derives from Proto-Germanic *fallaną. Cognates include West Frisian falle.
Verb
faal
- (Föhr-Amrum) to fall
Conjugation
Conjugation of faal
| infinitive I | faal | |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive II | tu faalen | |
| past participle | feelen | |
| imperative singular | faal | |
| imperative plural | faal'em | |
| present | past | |
| 1st-person singular | ik faal | ik fool |
| 2nd-person singular | dü fäälst | dü foolst |
| 3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at fäält | hi/hat/at fool |
| 1st-person dual | wat faal | wat fool |
| 2nd-person dual | jat faal | jat fool |
| 1st-person plural | wi faal | wi fool |
| 2nd-person plural | jam faal | jam fool |
| 3rd-person plural | jo faal | jo fool |
| perfect | pluperfect | |
| 1st-person singular | ik san feelen | ik wiar feelen |
| 2nd-person singular | dü beest feelen | dü wiarst feelen |
| 3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at as feelen | hi/hat/at wiar feelen |
| 1st-person dual | wat san feelen | wat wiar feelen |
| 2nd-person dual | jat san feelen | jat wiar feelen |
| 1st-person plural | wi san feelen | wi wiar feelen |
| 2nd-person plural | jam san feelen | jam wiar feelen |
| 3rd-person plural | jo san feelen | jo wiar feelen |
| future (skel) | future (wel) | |
| 1st-person singular | ik skal faal | ik wal faal |
| 2nd-person singular | dü skääl faal | dü wääl faal |
| 3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at skal faal | hi/hat/at wal faal |
| 1st-person dual | wat skel faal | wat wel faal |
| 2nd-person dual | jat skel faal | jat wel faal |
| 1st-person plural | wi skel faal | wi wel faal |
| 2nd-person plural | jam skel faal | jam wel faal |
| 3rd-person plural | jo skel faal | jo wel faal |
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish فعال (fa'âl), from Arabic فَعَّال (faʿʿāl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɑːl/
Adjective
faal
- (dated) active
- Synonym: aktif
Declension
predicative forms of faal
| present tense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive, declarative | positive, interrogative | negative, declarative | negative, interrogative | |
| ben (I am) | faalim | faal miyim? | faal değilim | faal değil miyim? |
| sen (you are) | faalsin | faal misin? | faal değilsin | faal değil misin? |
| o (he/she/it is) | faal / faal?ir | faal mi? | faal değil | faal değil mi? |
| biz (we are) | faaliz | faal miyiz? | faal değiliz | faal değil miyiz? |
| siz (you are) | faalsiniz | faal misiniz? | faal değilsiniz | faal değil misiniz? |
| onlar (they are) | faal(ler) | faal(ler) mi? | faal değil(ler) | faal değiller mi? |
| past tense | ||||
| positive, declarative | positive, interrogative | negative, declarative | negative, interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | faal?im | faal miydim? | faal değildim | faal değil miydim? |
| sen (you were) | faal?in | faal miydin? | faal değildin | faal değil miydin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | faal?i | faal miydi? | faal değildi | faal değil miydi? |
| biz (we were) | faal?ik | faal miydik? | faal değildik | faal değil miydik? |
| siz (you were) | faal?iniz | faal miydiniz? | faal değildiniz | faal değil miydiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | faal?iler | faal miydiler? | faal değildi(ler) / değillerdi | faal değil miydiler? |
| indirect past | ||||
| positive, declarative | positive, interrogative | negative, declarative | negative, interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | faalmişim | faal miymişim? | faal değilmişim | faal değil miymişim? |
| sen (you were) | faalmişsin | faal miymişsin? | faal değilmişsin | faal değil miymişsin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | faalmiş | faal miymiş? | faal değilmiş | faal değil miymiş? |
| biz (we were) | faalmişiz | faal miymişiz? | faal değilmişiz | faal değil miymişiz? |
| siz (you were) | faalmişsiniz | faal miymişsiniz? | faal değilmişsiniz | faal değil miymişsiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | faalmişler | faal miymişler? | faal değilmiş(ler) / değillermiş | faal değil miymişler? |
| conditional | ||||
| positive, declarative | positive, interrogative | negative, declarative | negative, interrogative | |
| ben (if I) | faalsem | faal miysem? | faal değilsem | faal değil miysem? |
| sen (if you) | faalsen | faal miysen? | faal değilsen | faal değil miysen? |
| o (if he/she/it) | faalse | faal miyse? | faal değilse | faal değil miyse? |
| biz (if we) | faalsek | faal miysek? | faal değilsek | faal değil miysek? |
| siz (if you) | faalseniz | faal miyseniz? | faal değilseniz | faal değil miyseniz? |
| onlar (if they) | faalseler | faal miyseler? | faal değilseler / değillerse | faal değil miyseler? |