في

See also: فی, قئ, فى, and قي

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiː/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Possibly related to Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth, an orifice, an entrance, a means in or to enter”), cognates with Hebrew פֹּה (“here”) and פִּי (“multiplied, -fold”, literally “with, to have this length with this width”) and Ugaritic 𐎔 (p, “here, in this place or in this time; in the manner of, relating or pertaining to”), and Proto-Semitic *piʔat- (“side; border; front, facing part of anything”), i. e. the same word as فِئَة (fiʔa, “troop”), since this word is retained in Ge'ez only in the combination ለፌ (läfe, “in the direction of or from, thence or thither”). It has also functions originally borne by Proto-Semitic *bV-, potentially perceived or originating as a devoiced form of it.

Preposition

فِي • (fī)

1. in, within
2. during, for a duration of
3. in with, among, together with
4. of, about, in regards to, pertaining to, in the subject or topic of

   عِنْدِي سُؤَالٌ فِي النَّحْوِ

   ʕindī suʔālun fī n-naḥwi

   I have a question about grammar

5. on account of, for the reason of, in relation to
6. times, multiplied by, to have a measure of this by this

   Antonym: ('on, divided by') عَلَىٰ (ʕalā)

   أَرْبَعَة فِي خَمْسَة ― ʔarbaʕa(t) fī ḵamsa ― Four times five

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					فِي (fī)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	فِيَّ (fiyya)		فِينَا (fīnā)
Second person	فِيكَ (fīka)	فِيكِ (fīki)	فِيكُمَا (fīkumā)	فِيكُمْ (fīkum)	فِيكُنَّ (fīkunna)
Third person	فِيهِ (fīhi)	فِيهَا (fīhā)	فِيهِمَا (fīhimā)	فِيهِمْ (fīhim)	فِيهِنَّ (fīhinna)

Derived terms

• فِيمَا (fīmā)
• فِيمَا بَعْد (fīmā baʕd)
• فِيمَ (fīma)
• فِيمَنْ (fīman)

Descendants

• Maltese: f’

Etymology 2

Verb

فِي • (fī) (form I) /fiː/

1. second-person feminine singular imperative of وَفَى (wafā)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فِي (fī). Compare Egyptian Arabic فيه (fī), Hijazi Arabic فيه (fī), and South Levantine Arabic فيه (fī).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /fi/

Determiner

في • (fi)

1. there is, there are

Usage notes

The past tense there was and there were is formed by adding كان (kān) before في, for example كان في دونت بس خلصوا (kān fī dunat/donat bas ḵaḷḷaṣaw, “there were doughnuts but they finished”)

Preposition

في • (fi)

1. forms the conjugated forms of the preposition بْـ (b, “in, at”)

   فيها ― fīha ― in her

   فينا ― fīna ― in us

2. (with conjugation) how about s.th., do you feel like s.th.

   فيكم سينما؟

   fīkum sēnima?

   Do you feel like going to the cinema?

   (literally, “in you (CPL), is there a cinema?”)

   فيچ نجرب المترو؟

   fīc njarrib il-mitro?

   Do you feel like trying the metro?

   (literally, “in you (FSG) (we) try the metro?”)

   فيك سفرة؟

   fīk safra?

   Do you feel like travelling

   (literally, “in you (MSG), is there a trip?”)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic فِي (fī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi/

Preposition

في • (fi)

1. in, within, at

   Synonym: فـ (fi, “in, at”)

   نورة في المدرسة/فالمدرسة

   nūra fil-madrasa

   Nura is in the school

2. of, about, in regards to, pertaining to, in the subject or topic of
3. times, multiplied by, to have a measure of this by this
4. (with conjugation) to feel like

   ما فِيّ أروح اليوم

   ma fiyya arūḥ al-yōm

   I don't feel like going today

Inflection

Inflected forms of في
Base form					في (fi)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		فِيّ (fiyya)		فينا (fīna)
2nd person		فيك (fīk)	فيكي (fīki)	فيكم (fīkum)
3rd person		فيه (fī)	فيها (fīha)	فيهم (fīhum)

Related terms

• فيه (fī, “there is”), مافي (māfi, “there isn't”), ما فيه (mā fī, “there isn't in him/it”)

Etymology 2

From في (“in”) +‎ ـيَ (“me”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fij.ja/

Adverb

في • (fiyya)

1. in me, within me

Malay

Noun

في (plural في-في or في۲, informal 1st possessive فيکو, 2nd possessive فيمو, 3rd possessive فيڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of fi‎

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Picture dictionary

في

فوق

تحت

بـ/

في

قدام

ورا

على

جنب

بين

Prepositions of location

From Arabic فِي (fī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi/, [fi]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

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Preposition

في • (fi)

1. in, inside, at

   Synonym: بـ (b-)

2. with, by means of

   Synonym: بـ (b-)

Inflection

Inflected forms of في
Base form					في (fi)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		فيي (fiyyi)		فينا (fīna)
2nd person		فيك (fīk)	فيك (fīki)	فيكم (fīkom)
3rd person		فيه (fī)	فيها (fīha)	فيهم (fīhom)

في • (fī)

1. there is, there are

   Antonyms: مافي (mā-fi), ما فيش (ma fīš), ما فش (ma fišš), فش (fišš)

   شو في؟ ― šū fī? ― What's up?

   في إشي؟ ― fī ʔiši? ― Is something wrong? / Has something happened?

2. to can (+ personal suffixes)

We can go to the cinema. - فينا نروح عال سينما

Derived terms

• فيه (fī, “there is, there are”)

See also

• جوات (juwwāt, “inside”), داخل (dāḵel, “inside”)

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فِي (fī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi/

Preposition

في (fi)

1. in

   تسكن عايلتي في سوسة ― tuskun ʿāyilti fi sūsa ― My family lives in Sousse

   هي باش تجي في مارس ― hiyya bāš tji fi mars ― She will come in March

   نجم نعمل الخدمة هاذي في ثلاثة يام ― nnajjim naʕmil il-ḵidma hāḏi fi ṯlāṯa yyām ― I can do this work in three days

   هي في صحة طيبة ― hiyya fi ṣaḥḥa ṭayyba ― She is in good health

Inflection

inflected forms of في
Base form					في (fi)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		في (fiyya)		فينا (fīna)
2nd person		فيك (fīk)		فيكم (fīkum)
3rd person		فيه (fīh)	فيها (fīha)	فيهم (fīhum)