معقول

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of عَقَلَ‎ (ʕaqala, “to be reasonable, to understand”), from the root ع ق ل‎ (ʕ-q-l); compare عَقْل‎ (ʕaql, “reason, intelligence”).

Adjective

مَعْقُول • (maʕqūl), feminine مَعْقُولَة‎ (maʕqūla), masculine plural مَعْقُولُونَ‎ (maʕqūlūna), feminine plural مَعْقُولَات‎ (maʕqūlāt)

seized by the intellect, comprehended, conceived
reasonable, logical, plausible, credible, sensible
comprehensible, intelligible, understandable
wise
considerate
bound, held, restricted

Declension

Declension of adjective مَعْقُول (maʕqūl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَعْقُول maʕqūl	الْمَعْقُول‎ al-maʕqūl	مَعْقُولَة‎ maʕqūla	الْمَعْقُولَة‎ al-maʕqūla
Nominative	مَعْقُولٌ maʕqūlun	الْمَعْقُولُ‎ al-maʕqūlu	مَعْقُولَةٌ‎ maʕqūlatun	الْمَعْقُولَةُ‎ al-maʕqūlatu
Accusative	مَعْقُولًا‎ maʕqūlan	الْمَعْقُولَ‎ al-maʕqūla	مَعْقُولَةً‎ maʕqūlatan	الْمَعْقُولَةَ‎ al-maʕqūlata
Genitive	مَعْقُولٍ maʕqūlin	الْمَعْقُولِ‎ al-maʕqūli	مَعْقُولَةٍ‎ maʕqūlatin	الْمَعْقُولَةِ‎ al-maʕqūlati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَعْقُولَيْن‎ maʕqūlayn	الْمَعْقُولَيْن‎ al-maʕqūlayn	مَعْقُولَتَيْن‎ maʕqūlatayn	الْمَعْقُولَتَيْن‎ al-maʕqūlatayn
Nominative	مَعْقُولَانِ‎ maʕqūlāni	الْمَعْقُولَانِ‎ al-maʕqūlāni	مَعْقُولَتَانِ‎ maʕqūlatāni	الْمَعْقُولَتَانِ‎ al-maʕqūlatāni
Accusative	مَعْقُولَيْنِ‎ maʕqūlayni	الْمَعْقُولَيْنِ‎ al-maʕqūlayni	مَعْقُولَتَيْنِ‎ maʕqūlatayni	الْمَعْقُولَتَيْنِ‎ al-maʕqūlatayni
Genitive	مَعْقُولَيْنِ‎ maʕqūlayni	الْمَعْقُولَيْنِ‎ al-maʕqūlayni	مَعْقُولَتَيْنِ‎ maʕqūlatayni	الْمَعْقُولَتَيْنِ‎ al-maʕqūlatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَعْقُولِين‎ maʕqūlīn	الْمَعْقُولِين‎ al-maʕqūlīn	مَعْقُولَات‎ maʕqūlāt	الْمَعْقُولَات‎ al-maʕqūlāt
Nominative	مَعْقُولُونَ‎ maʕqūlūna	الْمَعْقُولُونَ‎ al-maʕqūlūna	مَعْقُولَاتٌ‎ maʕqūlātun	الْمَعْقُولَاتُ‎ al-maʕqūlātu
Accusative	مَعْقُولِينَ‎ maʕqūlīna	الْمَعْقُولِينَ‎ al-maʕqūlīna	مَعْقُولَاتٍ‎ maʕqūlātin	الْمَعْقُولَاتِ‎ al-maʕqūlāti
Genitive	مَعْقُولِينَ‎ maʕqūlīna	الْمَعْقُولِينَ‎ al-maʕqūlīna	مَعْقُولَاتٍ‎ maʕqūlātin	الْمَعْقُولَاتِ‎ al-maʕqūlāti

Descendants

→ Kazakh: мақұл (maqūl)
→ Northern Kurdish: maqûl
→ Persian: معقول‎ (ma'qul)
→ Tajik: маъқул (maʾqul)
→ Turkish: makul

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “معقول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

مَعْقُول • (maʕqūl) m

comprehension, understanding

Declension

Declension of noun مَعْقُول (maʕqūl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعْقُول maʕqūl	الْمَعْقُول‎ al-maʕqūl	مَعْقُول maʕqūl
Nominative	مَعْقُولٌ maʕqūlun	الْمَعْقُولُ‎ al-maʕqūlu	مَعْقُولُ maʕqūlu
Accusative	مَعْقُولًا‎ maʕqūlan	الْمَعْقُولَ‎ al-maʕqūla	مَعْقُولَ maʕqūla
Genitive	مَعْقُولٍ maʕqūlin	الْمَعْقُولِ‎ al-maʕqūli	مَعْقُولِ maʕqūli

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “معقول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْقُول‎ (maʕqūl).

Adjective

Iranian Persian	معقول
Dari	معقول
Tajik	маъқул (maʾqul)

معقول • (ma'qul), comparative معقول‌تَر‎ (ma'qul-tar), superlative معقول‌تَرین‎ (ma'qul-tarin)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ق ل‎

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْقُول‎ (maʕqūl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Urban) /maʕ.ʔuːl/, [maʕˈʔuːl]

IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /maʕ.ɡuːl/, [maʕˈɡuːl]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Adjective

معقول • (maʕʔūl), feminine معقيلة‎ (maʕʔūle)

reasonable, logical

Interjection

معقول • (maʕʔūl)

really?, is it possible?

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