فعال

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ف ع ل (f-ʕ-l).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faʕ.ʕaːl/

Adjective

فَعَّال (faʕʕāl) (feminine فَعَّالَة (faʕʕāla))

  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-ʕarši l-majīdu / faʕʕālun 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 (muʔaṯṯir)
    1. effective; effectual; efficacious
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: fəal
  • Chagatai: فعال
  • Ottoman Turkish: فعال (faʿʿâl)
  • Persian: فعال (fa'âl)

Noun

فِعَال (fiʕāl) pl

  1. plural of فِعْل (fiʕl)

Noun

فِعَال (fiʕāl) m

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

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَعَّال (faʕʕāl).

Noun

فعال (faʿʿâl)

  1. a constant, habitual actor, or worker; especially, God

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic فَعَّال (faʕʕāl).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /faʔɒːl/
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 سیاسیfa'âl-e siyâsipolitical activist
    فعال حقوقیfa'âl-e hoquqilegal activist

Derived terms

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