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افتعل
افتعل
See also: أفتعل
Arabic
Verb
اِفْتَعَلَ • (iftaʿala) VIII, non-past يَفْتَعِلُ (yaftaʿilu)
- to concoct, to invent, to create
 - to devise, to do intentionally, to commit deliberately
 - to falsify, to fabricate, to contrive
 - to forge, to fake, to counterfeit
 
Conjugation
Conjugation of 
اِفْتَعَلَ
 (form-VIII sound)|  verbal noun الْمَصْدَر  | 
 
 iftiʿāl  | 
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|  active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل  | 
  مُفْتَعِل 
muftaʿil  | 
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|  passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول  | 
  مُفْتَعَل 
muftaʿal  | 
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|  active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم  | ||||||||||||
|  singular الْمُفْرَد  | 
 dual الْمُثَنَّى  | 
 plural الْجَمْع  | 
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|  1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
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|  past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي  | 
m |  
 iftaʿaltu  | 
 
 iftaʿalta  | 
  اِفْتَعَلَ 
iftaʿala  | 
  اِفْتَعَلْتُمَا 
iftaʿaltumā  | 
  اِفْتَعَلَا 
iftaʿalā  | 
 
 iftaʿalnā  | 
 
 iftaʿaltum  | 
 
 iftaʿalū  | 
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| f |  
 iftaʿalti  | 
 
 iftaʿalat  | 
  اِفْتَعَلَتَا 
iftaʿalatā  | 
 
 iftaʿaltunna  | 
 
 iftaʿalna  | 
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|  non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع  | 
m |  
 ʾaftaʿilu  | 
 
 taftaʿilu  | 
 
 yaftaʿilu  | 
  تَفْتَعِلَانِ 
taftaʿilāni  | 
  يَفْتَعِلَانِ 
yaftaʿilāni  | 
 
 naftaʿilu  | 
 
 taftaʿilūna  | 
 
 yaftaʿilūna  | 
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| f |  
 taftaʿilīna  | 
 
 taftaʿilu  | 
  تَفْتَعِلَانِ 
taftaʿilāni  | 
 
 taftaʿilna  | 
 
 yaftaʿilna  | 
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|  subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب  | 
m |  
 ʾaftaʿila  | 
 
 taftaʿila  | 
 
 yaftaʿila  | 
  تَفْتَعِلَا 
taftaʿilā  | 
  يَفْتَعِلَا 
yaftaʿilā  | 
 
 naftaʿila  | 
 
 taftaʿilū  | 
 
 yaftaʿilū  | 
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| f |  
 taftaʿilī  | 
 
 taftaʿila  | 
  تَفْتَعِلَا 
taftaʿilā  | 
 
 taftaʿilna  | 
 
 yaftaʿilna  | 
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|  jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم  | 
m |  
 ʾaftaʿil  | 
 
 taftaʿil  | 
 
 yaftaʿil  | 
  تَفْتَعِلَا 
taftaʿilā  | 
  يَفْتَعِلَا 
yaftaʿilā  | 
 
 naftaʿil  | 
 
 taftaʿilū  | 
 
 yaftaʿilū  | 
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| f |  
 taftaʿilī  | 
 
 taftaʿil  | 
  تَفْتَعِلَا 
taftaʿilā  | 
 
 taftaʿilna  | 
 
 yaftaʿilna  | 
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|  imperative الْأَمْر  | 
m |   اِفْتَعِلْ 
iftaʿil  | 
  اِفْتَعِلَا 
iftaʿilā  | 
 
 iftaʿilū  | 
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| f |  
 iftaʿilī  | 
 
 iftaʿilna  | 
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|  passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول  | ||||||||||||
|  singular الْمُفْرَد  | 
 dual الْمُثَنَّى  | 
 plural الْجَمْع  | 
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|  1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم  | 
 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب  | 
 3rd person الْغَائِب  | 
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|  past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي  | 
m |  
 uftuʿiltu  | 
 
 uftuʿilta  | 
  اُفْتُعِلَ 
uftuʿila  | 
  اُفْتُعِلْتُمَا 
uftuʿiltumā  | 
  اُفْتُعِلَا 
uftuʿilā  | 
 
 uftuʿilnā  | 
 
 uftuʿiltum  | 
 
 uftuʿilū  | 
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| f |  
 uftuʿilti  | 
 
 uftuʿilat  | 
  اُفْتُعِلَتَا 
uftuʿilatā  | 
 
 uftuʿiltunna  | 
 
 uftuʿilna  | 
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|  non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع  | 
m |  
 ʾuftaʿalu  | 
 
 tuftaʿalu  | 
 
 yuftaʿalu  | 
  تُفْتَعَلَانِ 
tuftaʿalāni  | 
  يُفْتَعَلَانِ 
yuftaʿalāni  | 
 
 nuftaʿalu  | 
 
 tuftaʿalūna  | 
 
 yuftaʿalūna  | 
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| f |  
 tuftaʿalīna  | 
 
 tuftaʿalu  | 
  تُفْتَعَلَانِ 
tuftaʿalāni  | 
 
 tuftaʿalna  | 
 
 yuftaʿalna  | 
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|  subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب  | 
m |  
 ʾuftaʿala  | 
 
 tuftaʿala  | 
 
 yuftaʿala  | 
  تُفْتَعَلَا 
tuftaʿalā  | 
  يُفْتَعَلَا 
yuftaʿalā  | 
 
 nuftaʿala  | 
 
 tuftaʿalū  | 
 
 yuftaʿalū  | 
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| f |  
 tuftaʿalī  | 
 
 tuftaʿala  | 
  تُفْتَعَلَا 
tuftaʿalā  | 
 
 tuftaʿalna  | 
 
 yuftaʿalna  | 
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|  jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم  | 
m |  
 ʾuftaʿal  | 
 
 tuftaʿal  | 
 
 yuftaʿal  | 
  تُفْتَعَلَا 
tuftaʿalā  | 
  يُفْتَعَلَا 
yuftaʿalā  | 
 
 nuftaʿal  | 
 
 tuftaʿalū  | 
 
 yuftaʿalū  | 
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| f |  
 tuftaʿalī  | 
 
 tuftaʿal  | 
  تُفْتَعَلَا 
tuftaʿalā  | 
 
 tuftaʿalna  | 
 
 yuftaʿalna  | 
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Derived terms
- اِفْتِعَال (iftiʿāl)