أفعل

See also: افعل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ع ل (f ʕ l)
18 terms

Elative of فَاعِل (fāʕil, effective; efficient).

Adjective

أَفْعَل • (ʔafʕal)

  1. elative degree of فَاعِل (fāʕil):
    1. more effective; most effective
    2. more efficient; most efficient
Declension
Declension of adjective أَفْعَل (ʔafʕal)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular diptote singular unknown
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal أَفْعَل
ʔafʕal
الْأَفْعَل
al-ʔafʕal
? ?
nominative أَفْعَلُ
ʔafʕalu
الْأَفْعَلُ
al-ʔafʕalu
? ?
accusative أَفْعَلَ
ʔafʕala
الْأَفْعَلَ
al-ʔafʕala
? ?
genitive أَفْعَلَ
ʔafʕala
الْأَفْعَلِ
al-ʔafʕali
? ?
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal أَفْعَلَيْن
ʔafʕalayn
الْأَفْعَلَيْن
al-ʔafʕalayn
? ?
nominative أَفْعَلَانِ
ʔafʕalāni
الْأَفْعَلَانِ
al-ʔafʕalāni
? ?
accusative أَفْعَلَيْنِ
ʔafʕalayni
الْأَفْعَلَيْنِ
al-ʔafʕalayni
? ?
genitive أَفْعَلَيْنِ
ʔafʕalayni
الْأَفْعَلَيْنِ
al-ʔafʕalayni
? ?
plural masculine feminine
plural unknown plural unknown
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal ? ? ? ?
nominative ? ? ? ?
accusative ? ? ? ?
genitive ? ? ? ?
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “فعل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

أفعل (form I)

  1. أَفْعَلُ (ʔafʕalu) /ʔaf.ʕa.lu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of فَعَلَ (faʕala)
  2. أُفْعَلُ (ʔufʕalu) /ʔuf.ʕa.lu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of فَعَلَ (faʕala)
  3. أَفْعَلَ (ʔafʕala) /ʔaf.ʕa.la/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of فَعَلَ (faʕala)
  4. أُفْعَلَ (ʔufʕala) /ʔuf.ʕa.la/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of فَعَلَ (faʕala)
  5. أَفْعَلْ (ʔafʕal) /ʔaf.ʕal/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of فَعَلَ (faʕala)
  6. أُفْعَلْ (ʔufʕal) /ʔuf.ʕal/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of فَعَلَ (faʕala)

Etymology 3

Verb

أفعل (form II)

  1. أُفَعِّلُ (ʔufaʕʕilu) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕi.lu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)
  2. أُفَعَّلُ (ʔufaʕʕalu) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕa.lu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)
  3. أُفَعِّلَ (ʔufaʕʕila) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕi.la/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)
  4. أُفَعَّلَ (ʔufaʕʕala) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕa.la/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)
  5. أُفَعِّلْ (ʔufaʕʕil) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕil/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)
  6. أُفَعَّلْ (ʔufaʕʕal) /ʔu.faʕ.ʕal/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of فَعَّلَ (faʕʕala)