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Highlights
Plural
فَاعِلُون
Other plural
فَعَلَة
Feminine
فَاعِلَة
Most common words from the same root
فَاعِل in English
Noun · masculine
- doer (one who does something)
- worker
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of the verb فَعَلَ (faʕala, “to do, to affect”).
Words from the root ف-ع-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
فَعَلَ
· present يَفْعَلُ
Form I · The plain action
to do; to fulfill; to act; to perform an activity without help
فَعَّلَ
· present يُفَعِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to activate
تَفْعِيل
activation
مُفَعِّل
مُفَعَّل
فَاعَلَ
· present يُفَاعِلُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to react; to cause to react
فِعَال
مُفَاعَلَة
مُفَاعِل
reactor
مُفَاعَل
تَفَعَّلَ
· present يَتَفَعَّلُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to become activated; to come into operation
تَفَعُّل
مُتَفَعِّل
تَفَاعَلَ
· present يَتَفَاعَلُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to interact; to combine (with something); to react
تَفَاعُل
interaction
مُتَفَاعِل
مُتَفَاعَل
اِنْفَعَلَ
· present يَنْفَعِلُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to be done; to be influenced; to be moved; to be agitated; to be upset; to be stirred up; to be edgy
اِنْفِعَال
excitement
مُنْفَعِل
infuriated
مُنْفَعَل
اِفْتَعَلَ
· present يَفْتَعِلُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to concoct; to invent; to create; to devise; to do intentionally; to commit deliberately; to falsify; to fabricate; to contrive
اِفْتِعَال
creation
مُفْتَعِل
مُفْتَعَل
made-up act
اِسْتَفْعَلَ
· present يَسْتَفْعِلُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to forge; to fake; to counterfeit (something); to slander; to make false allegations against (someone)
اِسْتِفْعَال
مُسْتَفْعِل
مُسْتَفْعَل
فِعْلِيّ
actual
فَعَّال
effecting
فَعَالِيَة
efficiency
فِعْلِيَّة
reality
اِنْفِعَالِيّ
excitable
أَفْعَل
elative degree of فَاعِل
فِعْلًا
indeed
فِعْلِيًّا
substantially
فَاعِل: plural and other forms
| Singular | فَاعِل |
|---|---|
| Plural | فَاعِلُون |
| Alternative plurals | فَعَلَة |
| Feminine | فَاعِلَة |
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