Word Types

Fi'l: a verb

فِعْلfi'l - verb

Fi'l is a verb in Arabic grammar, carrying action or occurrence with time.

Simple explanation

فِعْل (fi'l) is a word that points to an action or occurrence together with time.

The learner should recognise the main verb types: madi, mudari', and amr. The i'rab of verbs is mainly studied under the fi'l mudari'.

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