فعال
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
فَعَّال • (faʕʕāl) (feminine فَعَّالَة (faʕʕāla))
- (of a person) who does things or realizes them; effecting
- (of a thing) that causes effects; affecting; active
- Synonym: مُؤَثِّر (muʔaṯṯir)
Declension
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَعَّال faʕʕāl |
الْفَعَّال al-faʕʕāl |
فَعَّالَة faʕʕāla |
الْفَعَّالَة al-faʕʕāla |
| Nominative | فَعَّالٌ faʕʕālun |
الْفَعَّالُ al-faʕʕālu |
فَعَّالَةٌ faʕʕālatun |
الْفَعَّالَةُ al-faʕʕālatu |
| Accusative | فَعَّالًا faʕʕālan |
الْفَعَّالَ al-faʕʕāla |
فَعَّالَةً faʕʕālatan |
الْفَعَّالَةَ al-faʕʕālata |
| Genitive | فَعَّالٍ faʕʕālin |
الْفَعَّالِ al-faʕʕāli |
فَعَّالَةٍ faʕʕālatin |
الْفَعَّالَةِ al-faʕʕālati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | فَعَّالَيْن faʕʕālayn |
الْفَعَّالَيْن al-faʕʕālayn |
فَعَّالَتَيْن faʕʕālatayn |
الْفَعَّالَتَيْن al-faʕʕālatayn |
| Nominative | فَعَّالَانِ faʕʕālāni |
الْفَعَّالَانِ al-faʕʕālāni |
فَعَّالَتَانِ faʕʕālatāni |
الْفَعَّالَتَانِ al-faʕʕālatāni |
| Accusative | فَعَّالَيْنِ faʕʕālayni |
الْفَعَّالَيْنِ al-faʕʕālayni |
فَعَّالَتَيْنِ faʕʕālatayni |
الْفَعَّالَتَيْنِ al-faʕʕālatayni |
| Genitive | فَعَّالَيْنِ faʕʕālayni |
الْفَعَّالَيْنِ al-faʕʕālayni |
فَعَّالَتَيْنِ faʕʕālatayni |
الْفَعَّالَتَيْنِ al-faʕʕālatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | ? ? |
? ? |
فَعَّالَات faʕʕālāt |
الْفَعَّالَات al-faʕʕālāt |
| Nominative | ? ? |
? ? |
فَعَّالَاتٌ faʕʕālātun |
الْفَعَّالَاتُ al-faʕʕālātu |
| Accusative | ? ? |
? ? |
فَعَّالَاتٍ faʕʕālātin |
الْفَعَّالَاتِ al-faʕʕālāti |
| Genitive | ? ? |
? ? |
فَعَّالَاتٍ faʕʕālātin |
الْفَعَّالَاتِ al-faʕʕālāti |
Declension of adjective فَعَّال (faʕʕāl)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
فِعَال • (fiʕāl) pl
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Etymology
Noun
فعال • (faʿʿâl)
Descendants
- Turkish: faal
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فعال”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1390
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [fa.ˈʔɑːl]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæ.ʔɒ́ːl̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fä.ʔɔ́l]
| Dari | فعال |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | фаол |
Adjective
فعال • (fa'âl) (comparative فعال‌تَر (fa'âl-tar), superlative فعال‌تَرین (fa'âl-tarin))
- active
- energetic, vivacious, efficacious
- c. 1030, Farrukhī Sīstānī, “Qaṣīda 112”, in دیوان فرخی سیستانی:
- ای نه جمشید و بصدر اندر جمشید سیر
ای نه خورشید و ببزم اندر خورشید فعال- ay na jamšēd u ba sadr andar jamšēd-i sēr
ay na xwaršēd u ba bazm andar xwaršēd-i fa'āl - O you are not Jamshid, but you are [like] a satisfied Jamshid in the seat of honor,
O you are not the sun, but you are [like] the energetic sun in the feast.
- ay na jamšēd u ba sadr andar jamšēd-i sēr
Noun
فعال • (fa'âl) (plural فعالان (fa'âlân))
- activist
- فعال سیاسی ― fa'âl-e siyâsi ― political activist
- فعال حقوقی ― fa'âl-e hoquqi ― legal activist
Derived terms
- فعالیت (fa'âliyat, “activism”)
Related terms
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “فعال”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “فعال”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
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