فعل

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فعل^¹

/fa.ʕa.la/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *paʕala (“to act”). Cognate with Hebrew פָּעַל (pa'ál, “to do”) and Aramaic פעל (“to work”).

verb فَعَلَ · faʕala · يَفْعَلُ · فَعْل · فِعْل · فَعَال

to do
to fulfill
to act; to perform an activity without help
to affect; to have an effect on

فعل^²

/faʕ.ʕa.la/

verb فَعَّلَ · faʕʕala · يُفَعِّلُ · تَفْعِيل · مُفَعِّل

to activate

فعل^³

/fiʕl/

noun فِعْل · fiʕl · أَفْعَال · فِعَال · الْفِعْل

noun from verb, uncountable verbal noun of فَعَلَ (faʕala) (form I)
activity; action; work
performance; acting
vocation; employment
function
deed; act; action
effect; impact; influence

noun فِعْل · fiʕl · أَفْعَال · الْفِعْل

verb Ibn Malik كَلَامُنَا لَفْظٌ مُفِيدٌ كَٱسْتَقِمْ / وَٱسْمٌ وَفِعْلٌ ثُمَّ حَرْفٌ ٱلْكَلِم kalāmunā lafẓun mufīdun kastaqim / wasmun wafiʕlun ṯumma ḥarfuni l-kalim

noun فِعْل · fiʕl · أَفَاعِيل · الْفِعْل

exploit; great deed; feat

فعل^⁴

/faʕl/

noun فَعْل · faʕl · الْفَعْل · فَعْلٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of فَعَلَ (faʕala) (form I)

In English

verb (grammar) a word that indicates an action, event, or a state
do perform, execute
activate to put into operation
make to construct
deed action
-ize suffix used to form verbs
-ify forms verbs meaning "to make"

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {فعل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D8%B9%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

فعل