faal
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
faal (comparative more faal, superlative most faal)
- (Yorkshire) Ugly; foul; evil.
- 1897, Charlotte Brontë, chapter 38, in Jane Eyre[1]:
- 'And again, “If she ben’t one o’ th’ handsomest, she’s noan faâl and varry good-natured; and i’ his een she’s fair beautiful, onybody may see that.”
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Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Noun
faal c (plural falen, diminutive faaltje n)
- failure, mistake, blunder
- 2010, retorbrapi, Nieuwe OS X (faal)
- Al met al een grote faal dus. Nu hebben ze wel gezegd in de loop van het jaar nog nieuwe features aan te kondigen, dus het is voor een deel nog even afwachten.
- All in all a big failure. They did say new features would be announced later on in the year, though, so partially we still have to wait for a while.
- 2010, retorbrapi, Nieuwe OS X (faal)
Derived terms
Interjection
faal
Verb
faal
- inflection of falen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfaal]
- Hyphenation: fa‧al
Etymology 1
From Arabic فَعْل (faʕl, “work, function”).
Noun
faal (plural faal-faal)
- work, deed
- (medicine) physiology: the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved
- Synonym: fisiologi
- (biology) function: the physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Synonym: fungsi
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Arabic فَأْل (faʔl, “omen”).
Noun
faal (plural faal-faal)
Further reading
- “faal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Frisian falla, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną. Cognates include West Frisian falle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Föhr-Amrum) [faːl], (Sylt) [foːl]
Verb
faal
- (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) to fall
Conjugation
| infinitive I | faal | |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive II | (tu) faalen | |
| past participle | feelen | |
| imperative singular | faal | |
| imperative plural | faal’m | |
| present | past | |
| 1st singular | faal | fool |
| 2nd singular | fäälst | foolst |
| 3rd singular | fäält | fool |
| plural | faal | fool |
| perfect | pluperfect | |
| 1st singular | san feelen | wiar feelen |
| 2nd singular | beest feelen | wiarst feelen |
| 3rd singular | as feelen | wiar feelen |
| plural | san feelen | wiar feelen |
| future (skel) | future (wel) | |
| 1st singular | skal faal | wal faal |
| 2nd singular | skääl faal | wääl faal |
| 3rd singular | skal faal | wal faal |
| plural | skel faal | wel faal |
Conjugation of faal (Sylt dialect)
| infinitive I | faal | |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive II | (tö) faalen | |
| past participle | feelen | |
| imperative | faal | |
| present | past | |
| 1st singular | faal | feel |
| 2nd singular | falst | feelst |
| 3rd singular | falt | feel |
| plural / dual | faal | feel |
| perfect | pluperfect | |
| 1st singular | sen feelen | wiar feelen |
| 2nd singular | best feelen | wiarst feelen |
| 3rd singular | es feelen | wiar feelen |
| plural / dual | sen feelen | wiar feelen |
| future (skel) | future (wel) | |
| 1st singular | skel faal | wel faal |
| 2nd singular | sket faal | wet faal |
| 3rd singular | skel faal | wel faal |
| plural / dual | skel faal | wel faal |
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فعال (faʿʿâl), from Arabic فَعَّال (faʕʕāl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɑːl/
Adjective
faal
Declension
| present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I am) | faalim | faal miyim? |
| sen (you are) | faalsin | faal misin? |
| o (he/she/it is) | faal / faal?ir | faal mi? |
| biz (we are) | faaliz | faal miyiz? |
| siz (you are) | faalsiniz | faal misiniz? |
| onlar (they are) | faal(ler) | faal(ler) mi? |
| past tense | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | faal?im | faal miydim? |
| sen (you were) | faal?in | faal miydin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | faal?i | faal miydi? |
| biz (we were) | faal?ik | faal miydik? |
| siz (you were) | faal?iniz | faal miydiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | faal?iler | faal miydiler? |
| indirect past | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (I was) | faalmişim | faal miymişim? |
| sen (you were) | faalmişsin | faal miymişsin? |
| o (he/she/it was) | faalmiş | faal miymiş? |
| biz (we were) | faalmişiz | faal miymişiz? |
| siz (you were) | faalmişsiniz | faal miymişsiniz? |
| onlar (they were) | faalmişler | faal miymişler? |
| conditional | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben (if I) | faalsem | faal miysem? |
| sen (if you) | faalsen | faal miysen? |
| o (if he/she/it) | faalse | faal miyse? |
| biz (if we) | faalsek | faal miysek? |
| siz (if you) | faalseniz | faal miyseniz? |
| onlar (if they) | faalseler | faal miyseler? |
For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.