في

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See also: فی, قئ, فى, and قي

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiː/
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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
Descendants
  • Maltese: f’

Etymology 2

Verb

فِي • (fī) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine singular active 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)

  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

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

Etymology 2

From في (“in”) +‎ ـيَ (“me”).

Pronunciation

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

From Arabic فِي (fī).

Pronunciation

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?

Derived terms

  • فيه (fī, “there is, there are”)

See also

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فِي (fī).

Pronunciation

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)
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