مفعول

Arabic

Root
ف ع ل (f ʕ l)
18 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of فَعَلَ (faʕala, “to do”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maf.ʕuːl/
• Rhymes: -uːl

Noun

مَفْعُول • (mafʕūl) m (plural مَفَاعِيل (mafāʕīl))

1. done, made
2. (grammar) object

Declension

Declension of noun مَفْعُول (mafʕūl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَفْعُول mafʕūl	الْمَفْعُول al-mafʕūl	مَفْعُول mafʕūl
Nominative	مَفْعُولٌ mafʕūlun	الْمَفْعُولُ al-mafʕūlu	مَفْعُولُ mafʕūlu
Accusative	مَفْعُولًا mafʕūlan	الْمَفْعُولَ al-mafʕūla	مَفْعُولَ mafʕūla
Genitive	مَفْعُولٍ mafʕūlin	الْمَفْعُولِ al-mafʕūli	مَفْعُولِ mafʕūli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَفْعُولَيْن mafʕūlayn	الْمَفْعُولَيْن al-mafʕūlayn	مَفْعُولَيْ mafʕūlay
Nominative	مَفْعُولَانِ mafʕūlāni	الْمَفْعُولَانِ al-mafʕūlāni	مَفْعُولَا mafʕūlā
Accusative	مَفْعُولَيْنِ mafʕūlayni	الْمَفْعُولَيْنِ al-mafʕūlayni	مَفْعُولَيْ mafʕūlay
Genitive	مَفْعُولَيْنِ mafʕūlayni	الْمَفْعُولَيْنِ al-mafʕūlayni	مَفْعُولَيْ mafʕūlay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَفَاعِيل mafāʕīl	الْمَفَاعِيل al-mafāʕīl	مَفَاعِيل mafāʕīl
Nominative	مَفَاعِيلُ mafāʕīlu	الْمَفَاعِيلُ al-mafāʕīlu	مَفَاعِيلُ mafāʕīlu
Accusative	مَفَاعِيلَ mafāʕīla	الْمَفَاعِيلَ al-mafāʕīla	مَفَاعِيلَ mafāʕīla
Genitive	مَفَاعِيلَ mafāʕīla	الْمَفَاعِيلِ al-mafāʕīli	مَفَاعِيلِ mafāʕīli

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: məful
• → Persian: مفعول (maf'ul)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مفعول (mef'ûl)
  • → Turkish: meful

See also

• اِسْم مَفْعُول (ism mafʕūl)
• مَفْعُولٌ بِهِ (mafʕūlun bihi)
• مَفْعُولٌ لِأَجْلِهِ (mafʕūlun liʔajlihi) / مَفْعُولٌ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ (mafʕūlun min ʔajlihi) / مَفْعُولٌ لَهُ (mafʕūlun lahu)
• مَفْعُولٌ مَعَهُ (mafʕūlun maʕahu)
• مَفْعُولٌ مُطْلَقٌ (mafʕūlun muṭlaqun)
• مَفْعُولٌ فِيهِ (mafʕūlun fīhi)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَفْعُول (mafʕūl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maf.ˈʔul]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäf.ʔʊ́l]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäf.ʔʊ́l]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mä.fʊ́l]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mä.fúl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæf.ʔól̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäf.ʔúl]

Readings
Classical reading?	maf'ul
Dari reading?	maf'ul
Iranian reading?	maf'ol
Tajik reading?	mafʾul

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

مفعول • (maf'ul)

1. (grammar) object
2. (sex, law) bottom, the receptive partner in a male homosexual intercourse

   Antonym: فاعل (fâ'el)