فعال

فعال

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ف ع ل‎ (f-ʿ-l).

Adjective

فَعَّال • (faʿʿāl) (feminine فَعَّالَة‎ (faʿʿāla))

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-ʿarši l-majīdu / faʿʿālun 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 (muʾaṯṯir)

   1. effective; effectual; efficacious

Declension

Declension of adjective فَعَّال (faʿʿāl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَعَّال faʿʿāl	الْفَعَّال‎ al-faʿʿāl	فَعَّالَة‎ faʿʿāla	الْفَعَّالَة‎ al-faʿʿāla
Nominative	فَعَّالٌ faʿʿālun	الْفَعَّالُ‎ al-faʿʿālu	فَعَّالَةٌ‎ faʿʿālatun	الْفَعَّالَةُ‎ al-faʿʿālatu
Accusative	فَعَّالًا‎ faʿʿālan	الْفَعَّالَ‎ al-faʿʿāla	فَعَّالَةً‎ faʿʿālatan	الْفَعَّالَةَ‎ al-faʿʿālata
Genitive	فَعَّالٍ faʿʿālin	الْفَعَّالِ‎ al-faʿʿāli	فَعَّالَةٍ‎ faʿʿālatin	الْفَعَّالَةِ‎ al-faʿʿālati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَعَّالَيْن‎ faʿʿālayn	الْفَعَّالَيْن‎ al-faʿʿālayn	فَعَّالَتَيْن‎ faʿʿālatayn	الْفَعَّالَتَيْن‎ al-faʿʿālatayn
Nominative	فَعَّالَانِ‎ faʿʿālāni	الْفَعَّالَانِ‎ al-faʿʿālāni	فَعَّالَتَانِ‎ faʿʿālatāni	الْفَعَّالَتَانِ‎ al-faʿʿālatāni
Accusative	فَعَّالَيْنِ‎ faʿʿālayni	الْفَعَّالَيْنِ‎ al-faʿʿālayni	فَعَّالَتَيْنِ‎ faʿʿālatayni	الْفَعَّالَتَيْنِ‎ al-faʿʿālatayni
Genitive	فَعَّالَيْنِ‎ faʿʿālayni	الْفَعَّالَيْنِ‎ al-faʿʿālayni	فَعَّالَتَيْنِ‎ faʿʿālatayni	الْفَعَّالَتَيْنِ‎ al-faʿʿālatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	فَعَّالَات‎ faʿʿālāt	الْفَعَّالَات‎ al-faʿʿālāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	فَعَّالَاتٌ‎ faʿʿālātun	الْفَعَّالَاتُ‎ al-faʿʿālātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	فَعَّالَاتٍ‎ faʿʿālātin	الْفَعَّالَاتِ‎ al-faʿʿālāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	فَعَّالَاتٍ‎ faʿʿālātin	الْفَعَّالَاتِ‎ al-faʿʿālāti

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: فعال‎
  • Turkish: faal
• → Persian: فعال‎
  • → Azerbaijani: fəal

Noun

فِعَال • (fiʿāl) pl

1. plural of فِعْل‎ (fiʿl)

Noun

فِعَال • (fiʿāl) m

1. verbal noun of فَاعَلَ‎ (fāʿala) (form III)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic فَعَّال‎ (faʿʿāl).

Adjective

فعال • (fa'âl)

1. active

Descendants

• Turkish: faal

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic فَعَّال‎ (faʿʿāl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /faʔɑːl/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /faʔɒːl/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /fæʔɒːl/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /faʔɔːl/

Dari	فعال
Iranian Persian
Tajik	фаъол (faʾol)

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

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: fəal