معقول

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of عَقَلَ (ʕaqala, to be reasonable, to understand), from the root ع ق ل (ʕ-q-l); compare عَقْل (ʕaql, reason, intelligence).

Adjective

مَعْقُول • (maʕqūl) (feminine مَعْقُولَة (maʕqūla), masculine plural مَعْقُولُونَ (maʕqūlūna), feminine plural مَعْقُولَات (maʕqūlāt))

  1. seized by the intellect, comprehended, conceived
  2. reasonable, logical, plausible, credible, sensible
  3. comprehensible, intelligible, understandable
  4. wise
  5. considerate
  6. bound, held, restricted

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

  • Kazakh: мақұл (maqūl)
  • Kyrgyz: макул (makul)
  • Northern Kurdish: maqûl
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
    > Turkish: makul (inherited)
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Tajik: маъқул (maʾqul)
  • Uyghur: ماقۇل (maqul)
  • Uzbek: ma'qul

References

Noun

مَعْقُول • (maʕqūl) m

  1. comprehension, understanding

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ع ق ل
1 term

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʕˈʔuːl/

Adjective

معقول • (maʕʔūl) (feminine معقولة (maʕʔūla), elative معقولين (maʕʔūlīn))

  1. reasonable, logical, makes sense

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ق ل
2 terms

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʕ.ɡuːl/

Adjective

معقول • (maʕgūl) (feminine مَعْقولة (maʕgūla), common plural مَعْقولين (maʕgūlīn))

  1. reasonable, logical

Interjection

معقول • (maʕgūl)

  1. really?, is it possible?
    Synonym: معقولة (maʕgūla)

Persian

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Adjective

Dari Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Iranian Persian
Tajik маъқул

معقول • (ma'qul) (comparative معقول‌تَر (ma'qul-tar), superlative معقول‌تَرین (ma'qul-tarin))

  1. rational, reasonable
  2. understanding
  3. sensible
  4. acceptable
  5. (colloquial) polite

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ق ل
2 terms

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Ramallah) /maʕ.ʔuːl/, [maʕˈʔuːl]
  • IPA(key): (Gaza) /maʕ.ɡuːl/, [maʕˈɡuːl]
  • (file)

Adjective

معقول • (maʕʔūl) (feminine معقولة (maʕʔūle))

  1. reasonable, logical

Interjection

معقول • (maʕʔūl)

  1. really?, is it possible?
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