Possibly related toProto-Semitic *pay- ( “ mouth, an orifice, an entrance, a means in or to enter ” ) , cognates withHebrew פֹּה ( “ here ” ) andפִּי ( “ multiplied, -fold ” , literally“ with, to have this length with this width ” ) andUgaritic 𐎔 ( p ,“ here, in this place or in this time; in the manner of, relating or pertaining to ” ) , andProto-Semitic *piʔat- ( “ side; border; front, facing part of anything ” ) , i. e. the same word asفِئَة ( fiʔa ,“ troop ” ) , since this word is retained inGe'ez only in the combinationለፌ ( läfe ,“ in the direction of or from, thence or thither ” ) . It has also functions originally borne byProto-Semitic *bV- , potentially perceived or originating as a devoiced form of it.
فِي • (fī )
in ,within during , for aduration ofin with ,among ,together with of ,about , inregards to,pertaining to, in thesubject ortopic ofعِنْدِي سُؤَالٌ فِي النَّحْوِ ―ʕindī suʔālun fī n-naḥwi ―I have a question about grammar on account of , for thereason of, inrelation totimes ,multiplied by, to have ameasure ofthis bythis Antonym: ( 'on, divided by' ) عَلَىٰ ( ʕalā ) أَرْبَعَة فِي خَمْسَة ―ʔarbaʕa(t) fī ḵamsa ―Four times five فِي • (fī ) (form I )/fiː/
second-person feminine singular imperative ofوَفَى ( wafā ) FromArabic فِي ( fī ) .
في • (fi )
in ,within ,inside Antonym: برّا ( barra ,“ outside ” ) during in with ,among Synonym: من ( min ,“ of ” ) فـ ,ف ( alternative spellings ) في • (fī )
( intransitive ) there be في جبنة في التلاجة ―fī gibna fi it-tallāga ―There's cheese in the fridgeفي حاجة؟ ―fī ḥāga? ―Something the matter? (literally, “is there something? ”)( transitive , of a location) tohave (in it)الطيّارةفيها ناس ―iṭ-ṭayyārafīha nās ―The airplanehas people in it Inflection ofفي base form في Personal-pronoun including forms singular plural m f 1st person فيّا فينا 2nd person فيك فيكي فيكوا 3rd person فيه فيها فيهم
فيه ( alternative spelling ) FromArabic فِي ( fī ) . CompareEgyptian Arabic فيه ( fī ) ,Hijazi Arabic فيه ( fī ) , andSouth Levantine Arabic فيه ( fī ) .
في • (fi )
there is ,there are The past tensethere was andthere were is formed by addingكان ( kān ) before في, for exampleكان فيدونت بس خلصوا ( kān fī dunat/donat bas ḵaḷḷaṣaw ,“ there were doughnuts but they finished ” )
في • (fi )
forms the conjugated forms of the prepositionبْـ ( 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? ”)FromArabic فِي ( fī ) .
في • (fi )
in ,within ,at Synonym: فـ ( fi ,“ in, at ” ) نورة في المدرسة/فالمدرسة ―nūrafi l-madrasa ―Nura isin the school of ,about , inregards to,pertaining to, in thesubject ortopic oftimes ,multiplied by, to have ameasure ofthis bythis ( with conjugation ) to feel likeما فِيّ أروح اليوم ―mafiyya arūḥ al-yōm ―Idon't feel like going today Inflection ofفي 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 )
Fromفي ( “ in ” ) +ـيَ ( “ me ” ) .
في • (fiyya )
in me ,within me في (plural في -في or في ٢ )
Jawi spelling offi .South Levantine Arabic [ edit ] FromArabic فِي ( fī ) .
في • (fi )
in ,inside ,at Synonym: بـ ( b- ) with ,by means of Synonym: بـ ( b- ) ( false verb ) tobe able to (do something)Synonym: قدر ( ʔidir ) في نا نروح ع السينما بكرة . ―fīna nrūḥ ʕas-sīnema bukra. ―We can go to the cinema tomorrow. When used as a verb, the termفي ( fi ) is "conjugated" with enclitic pronouns, similar to terms likeبدّ ( bidd ) . Inflection ofفي 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 • (fi )
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? فيه ( fī ,“ there is, there are ” ) جوات ( juwwāt ,“ inside ” ) ,داخل ( dāḵel ,“ inside ” ) FromArabic فِي ( fī ) .
في (fi )
in تسكن عايلتي في سوسة ―tuskun ʿāyiltifi sūsa ―My family livesin Sousse هي باش تجي في مارس ―hiyya bāš tjifi mars ―She will comein March نجم نعمل الخدمة هاذي في ثلاثة يام nnajjim naʕmil il-ḵidma hāḏifi ṯlāṯa yyām I can do this workin three days هي في صحة طيبة ―hiyyafi ṣaḥḥa ṭayyba ―She isin good health Inflection ofفي 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 )