مفعول

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Arabic

Root
ف ع ل (f ʕ l)
18 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

مَفْعُول (mafʕūlm (plural مَفَاعِيل (mafāʕīl))

  1. done, made
  2. (grammar) object

Declension

Descendants

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

See also

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَفْعُول (mafʕūl).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? maf'ul
Dari reading? maf'ul
Iranian reading? maf'ol
Tajik reading? mafʾul
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

مفعول (maf'ul)

  1. (grammar) object
  2. (sex, law) bottom, the receptive partner in a male homosexual intercourse
    Antonym: فاعل (fâ'el)