عاقل

See also: غافل

Arabic

Root
ع ق ل (ʕ q l)
12 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala, to be endowed with reason, to have intelligence, to be conscious, to realize).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.qil/

Adjective

عَاقِل • (ʕāqil) (feminine عَاقِلَة (ʕāqila) or عَاقِل (ʕāqil), masculine plural عَاقِلُون (ʕāqilūn) or عُقَّال (ʕuqqāl) or عُقَلَاء (ʕuqalāʔ), feminine plural عَوَاقِل (ʕawāqil) or عَاقِلَات (ʕāqilāt), elative أَعْقَل (ʔaʕqal))

  1. reasonable, endowed with reason, prudent
  2. rational, intelligent, sentient
  3. (law) of sound mind, compos mentis
  4. entitled to an inheritance
  5. (grammar) used in reference to animate beings that are perceived as capable of thinking such as humans and angels

Declension

Declension of adjective عَاقِل (ʕāqil)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)‎;
basic singular triptote
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal عَاقِل
ʕāqil
الْعَاقِل
al-ʕāqil
عَاقِلَة‎; عَاقِل
ʕāqila‎; ʕāqil
الْعَاقِلَة‎; الْعَاقِل
al-ʕāqila‎; al-ʕāqil
nominative عَاقِلٌ
ʕāqilun
الْعَاقِلُ
al-ʕāqilu
عَاقِلَةٌ‎; عَاقِلٌ
ʕāqilatun‎; ʕāqilun
الْعَاقِلَةُ‎; الْعَاقِلُ
al-ʕāqilatu‎; al-ʕāqilu
accusative عَاقِلًا
ʕāqilan
الْعَاقِلَ
al-ʕāqila
عَاقِلَةً‎; عَاقِلًا
ʕāqilatan‎; ʕāqilan
الْعَاقِلَةَ‎; الْعَاقِلَ
al-ʕāqilata‎; al-ʕāqila
genitive عَاقِلٍ
ʕāqilin
الْعَاقِلِ
al-ʕāqili
عَاقِلَةٍ‎; عَاقِلٍ
ʕāqilatin‎; ʕāqilin
الْعَاقِلَةِ‎; الْعَاقِلِ
al-ʕāqilati‎; al-ʕāqili
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal عَاقِلَيْن
ʕāqilayn
الْعَاقِلَيْن
al-ʕāqilayn
عَاقِلَتَيْن‎; عَاقِلَيْن
ʕāqilatayn‎; ʕāqilayn
الْعَاقِلَتَيْن‎; الْعَاقِلَيْن
al-ʕāqilatayn‎; al-ʕāqilayn
nominative عَاقِلَانِ
ʕāqilāni
الْعَاقِلَانِ
al-ʕāqilāni
عَاقِلَتَانِ‎; عَاقِلَانِ
ʕāqilatāni‎; ʕāqilāni
الْعَاقِلَتَانِ‎; الْعَاقِلَانِ
al-ʕāqilatāni‎; al-ʕāqilāni
accusative عَاقِلَيْنِ
ʕāqilayni
الْعَاقِلَيْنِ
al-ʕāqilayni
عَاقِلَتَيْنِ‎; عَاقِلَيْنِ
ʕāqilatayni‎; ʕāqilayni
الْعَاقِلَتَيْنِ‎; الْعَاقِلَيْنِ
al-ʕāqilatayni‎; al-ʕāqilayni
genitive عَاقِلَيْنِ
ʕāqilayni
الْعَاقِلَيْنِ
al-ʕāqilayni
عَاقِلَتَيْنِ‎; عَاقِلَيْنِ
ʕāqilatayni‎; ʕāqilayni
الْعَاقِلَتَيْنِ‎; الْعَاقِلَيْنِ
al-ʕāqilatayni‎; al-ʕāqilayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural‎;
basic broken plural triptote‎;
basic broken plural diptote
basic broken plural diptote‎;
sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal عَاقِلِين‎; عُقَّال‎; عُقَلَاء
ʕāqilīn‎; ʕuqqāl‎; ʕuqalāʔ
الْعَاقِلِين‎; الْعُقَّال‎; الْعُقَلَاء
al-ʕāqilīn‎; al-ʕuqqāl‎; al-ʕuqalāʔ
عَوَاقِل‎; عَاقِلَات
ʕawāqil‎; ʕāqilāt
الْعَوَاقِل‎; الْعَاقِلَات
al-ʕawāqil‎; al-ʕāqilāt
nominative عَاقِلُونَ‎; عُقَّالٌ‎; عُقَلَاءُ
ʕāqilūna‎; ʕuqqālun‎; ʕuqalāʔu
الْعَاقِلُونَ‎; الْعُقَّالُ‎; الْعُقَلَاءُ
al-ʕāqilūna‎; al-ʕuqqālu‎; al-ʕuqalāʔu
عَوَاقِلُ‎; عَاقِلَاتٌ
ʕawāqilu‎; ʕāqilātun
الْعَوَاقِلُ‎; الْعَاقِلَاتُ
al-ʕawāqilu‎; al-ʕāqilātu
accusative عَاقِلِينَ‎; عُقَّالًا‎; عُقَلَاءَ
ʕāqilīna‎; ʕuqqālan‎; ʕuqalāʔa
الْعَاقِلِينَ‎; الْعُقَّالَ‎; الْعُقَلَاءَ
al-ʕāqilīna‎; al-ʕuqqāla‎; al-ʕuqalāʔa
عَوَاقِلَ‎; عَاقِلَاتٍ
ʕawāqila‎; ʕāqilātin
الْعَوَاقِلَ‎; الْعَاقِلَاتِ
al-ʕawāqila‎; al-ʕāqilāti
genitive عَاقِلِينَ‎; عُقَّالٍ‎; عُقَلَاءَ
ʕāqilīna‎; ʕuqqālin‎; ʕuqalāʔa
الْعَاقِلِينَ‎; الْعُقَّالِ‎; الْعُقَلَاءِ
al-ʕāqilīna‎; al-ʕuqqāli‎; al-ʕuqalāʔi
عَوَاقِلَ‎; عَاقِلَاتٍ
ʕawāqila‎; ʕāqilātin
الْعَوَاقِلِ‎; الْعَاقِلَاتِ
al-ʕawāqili‎; al-ʕāqilāti

Descendants

  • Afar: qaakíl
  • Adyghe: акъыл (aqəl)
  • Kabardian: акъыл (aqəl)
  • Malay: akil
  • Northern Kurdish: aqil
  • Persian: عاقل
    • Chagatai: عاقل (ʿāql /⁠āqil⁠/), 𐽰𐽰𐽲𐾄𐽶𐾁 (ʾʾq̈yl /⁠āqil⁠/)Uyghur script
  • Old Anatolian Turkish: عاقل ('āqil)

References

Chagatai

Alternative forms

  • 𐽰𐽰𐽲𐾄𐽶𐾁 (ʾʾq̈yl /⁠āqil⁠/)Uyghur script

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَاقِل (āqil), from Arabic عَاقِل (ʕāqil).

Adjective

عاقل • (ʿāql /āqil/) (feminine عاقله (/⁠āqilä⁠/), comparative عاقل‌راق (/⁠āqilraq⁠/))

  1. smart, knowledgeable, wise, rational, intelligent
    عاقل بولماقʿāql bwlmāq /āqil bolmaq/ ― to become smart

Derived terms

  • عاقل فریب (ʿāql fryb /⁠āqil färīb⁠/)
  • عاقل مرد (ʿāql mrd /⁠āqil märd⁠/)
  • عاقلانه (ʿāqlānh /⁠āqilānä⁠/, like a smart person)
  • عاقلداش (ʿāqldāš /⁠āqildaš⁠/, of the same mind)
  • عاقللیق (ʿāqllyq /⁠āqillıq⁠/, smart, intelligent)
  • عاقله‌زن (ʿāqlh-zn /⁠āqiläzän⁠/)
  • عاقلی (ʿāqly /⁠āqilī⁠/, smart, wise person)
  • عاقل‌لیغ (ʿāql-lyġ /⁠āqillıġ⁠/, smartness, intelligence)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Bahawudun, Muhemmettursun; Gheyurani, Ghenizat; Qadir, Isma'il; Ehet, Ablimit (2002), چاغاتاي تىلىنىڭ ئىزاھلىق لۇغىتى [Explanatory Dictionary of the Chagatai Language]‎[2] (in Uyghur), Shinjang Xelq Neshriyati, →ISBN, page 15
  • Ünlü, Suat (2013), Çağatay Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Dictionary of Chagatai Turkic] (in Turkish), Konya: Eğitim Yayınevi, →ISBN, page 26
  • Atasoy, Faysal Okan (2017), Kırım Yurtına ve Ol Taraflarga Dair Bolgan Yarlıglar ve Hatlar (1520-1742 Kırım Tatarcasıyla Yarlıklar ve Mektuplar) [Decrees and Letters written in 1520-1742 Crimean Tatar] (in Turkish), volume II, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, →ISBN, page 45

Northern Kurdish

Adjective

عاقل (‘aqil)

  1. Arabic spelling of aqil

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “aqil I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 9