معقول

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of عَقَلَ‎ (ʿaqala, “to be reasonable, to understand”), from the root ع ق ل‎ (ʿ-q-l); compare عَقْل‎ (ʿaql, “reason, intelligence”).

Adjective

مَعْقُول • (maʿqūl) (feminine مَعْقُولَة‎ (maʿqūla))

seized by the intellect, comprehended, conceived
reasonable, logical, plausible, credible, sensible
comprehensible, intelligible, understandable
wise
considerate
bound, held, restricted

Declension

Declension of adjective مَعْقُول (maʿqūl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَعْقُول maʿqūl	الْمَعْقُول‎ al-maʿqūl	مَعْقُولَة‎ maʿqūla	الْمَعْقُولَة‎ al-maʿqūla
Nominative	مَعْقُولٌ maʿqūlun	الْمَعْقُولُ‎ al-maʿqūlu	مَعْقُولَةٌ‎ maʿqūlatun	الْمَعْقُولَةُ‎ al-maʿqūlatu
Accusative	مَعْقُولًا‎ maʿqūlan	الْمَعْقُولَ‎ al-maʿqūla	مَعْقُولَةً‎ maʿqūlatan	الْمَعْقُولَةَ‎ al-maʿqūlata
Genitive	مَعْقُولٍ maʿqūlin	الْمَعْقُولِ‎ al-maʿqūli	مَعْقُولَةٍ‎ maʿqūlatin	الْمَعْقُولَةِ‎ al-maʿqūlati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَعْقُولَيْن‎ maʿqūlayn	الْمَعْقُولَيْن‎ al-maʿqūlayn	مَعْقُولَتَيْن‎ maʿqūlatayn	الْمَعْقُولَتَيْن‎ al-maʿqūlatayn
Nominative	مَعْقُولَانِ‎ maʿqūlāni	الْمَعْقُولَانِ‎ al-maʿqūlāni	مَعْقُولَتَانِ‎ maʿqūlatāni	الْمَعْقُولَتَانِ‎ al-maʿqūlatāni
Accusative	مَعْقُولَيْنِ‎ maʿqūlayni	الْمَعْقُولَيْنِ‎ al-maʿqūlayni	مَعْقُولَتَيْنِ‎ maʿqūlatayni	الْمَعْقُولَتَيْنِ‎ al-maʿqūlatayni
Genitive	مَعْقُولَيْنِ‎ maʿqūlayni	الْمَعْقُولَيْنِ‎ al-maʿqūlayni	مَعْقُولَتَيْنِ‎ maʿqūlatayni	الْمَعْقُولَتَيْنِ‎ al-maʿqūlatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مَعْقُولَات‎ maʿqūlāt	الْمَعْقُولَات‎ al-maʿqūlāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مَعْقُولَاتٌ‎ maʿqūlātun	الْمَعْقُولَاتُ‎ al-maʿqūlātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مَعْقُولَاتٍ‎ maʿqūlātin	الْمَعْقُولَاتِ‎ al-maʿqūlāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مَعْقُولَاتٍ‎ maʿqūlātin	الْمَعْقُولَاتِ‎ al-maʿqūlāti

Descendants

Persian: معقول‎ (ma'qul)
Tajik: маъқул (maʾqul)
Turkish: makul

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “معقول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

مَعْقُول • (maʿqūl) m

comprehension, understanding

Declension

Declension of noun مَعْقُول (maʿqūl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعْقُول maʿqūl	الْمَعْقُول‎ al-maʿqūl	مَعْقُول maʿqūl
Nominative	مَعْقُولٌ maʿqūlun	الْمَعْقُولُ‎ al-maʿqūlu	مَعْقُولُ maʿqūlu
Accusative	مَعْقُولًا‎ maʿqūlan	الْمَعْقُولَ‎ al-maʿqūla	مَعْقُولَ maʿqūla
Genitive	مَعْقُولٍ maʿqūlin	الْمَعْقُولِ‎ al-maʿqūli	مَعْقُولِ maʿqūli

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “معقول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْقُول‎ (maʿqūl).

Adjective

Dari Persian	معقول‎
Iranian Persian	معقول‎
Tajiki Persian	маъқул (maʾqul)

معقول • (ma'qul) (comparative معقول‌تر‎, superlative معقول‌ترین‎)

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