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Arabic
Pronunciation
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)
- in, within
- during, for a duration of
- in with, among, together with
- 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
- on account of, for the reason of, in relation to
- 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
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
فِي • (fī) (form I) /fiː/
- 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
Determiner
في • (fi)
- 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)
- forms the conjugated forms of the preposition بْـ (b, “in, at”)
- فيها ― fīha ― in her
- فينا ― fīna ― in us
- (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
Preposition
في • (fi)
- in, within, at
- Synonym: فـ (fi, “in, at”)
نورة في المدرسة/فالمدرسة- nūra fil-madrasa
- Nura is in the school
- of, about, in regards to, pertaining to, in the subject or topic of
- times, multiplied by, to have a measure of this by this
- (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
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Base form
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في (fi)
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Personal-pronoun- including forms
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singular
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plural
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m
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f
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1st person
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فِيّ (fiyya)
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فينا (fīna)
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2nd person
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فيك (fīk)
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فيكي (fīki)
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فيكم (fīkum)
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3rd person
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فيه (fī)
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فيها (fīha)
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فيهم (fīhum)
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Etymology 2
From في (“in”) + ـيَ (“me”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
في • (fiyya)
- in me, within me
Malay
Noun
في (plural في-في or في۲, informal 1st possessive فيکو, 2nd possessive فيمو, 3rd possessive فيڽ)
- Jawi spelling of fi
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic فِي (fī).
Pronunciation
Preposition
في • (fi)
- in, inside, at
- Synonym: بـ (b-)
- with, by means of
- Synonym: بـ (b-)
Inflection
Inflected forms of في
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Base form
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في (fi)
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Personal-pronoun- including forms
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singular
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plural
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m
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f
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1st person
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فيي (fiyyi)
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فينا (fīna)
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2nd person
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فيك (fīk)
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فيك (fīki)
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فيكم (fīkom)
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3rd person
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فيه (fī)
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فيها (fīha)
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فيهم (fīhom)
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في • (fī)
- 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
Preposition
في (fi)
- 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
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Base form
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في (fi)
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Personal-pronoun- including forms
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singular
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plural
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m
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f
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1st person
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في (fiyya)
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فينا (fīna)
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2nd person
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فيك (fīk)
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فيكم (fīkum)
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3rd person
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فيه (fīh)
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فيها (fīha)
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فيهم (fīhum)
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