افترى

Arabic

Root
ف ر ي (f-r-y)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /if.ta.raː/

Verb

اِفْتَرَى • (iftarā) VIII, non-past يَفْتَرِي‎ (yaftarī)

1. to make up, to fabricate, to invent
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 11:13:

     أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِعَشْرِ سُوَرٍ مِّثْلِهِ مُفْتَرَيَاتٍ وَادْعُوا مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

     Or do they say, "He invented it"? Say, "Then bring ten surahs like it that have been invented and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah , if you should be truthful."

2. to accuse falsely, to calumniate, to defame, to malign, to slander (with عَلَى (ʕalā, “someone”))

Conjugation

Conjugation of

اِفْتَرَى

(form-VIII final-weak)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						اِفْتِرَاء iftirāʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُفْتَرٍ muftarin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُفْتَرًى muftaran
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اِفْتَرَيْتُ iftaraytu	اِفْتَرَيْتَ iftarayta	اِفْتَرَى iftarā		اِفْتَرَيْتُمَا iftaraytumā	اِفْتَرَيَا iftarayā		اِفْتَرَيْنَا iftaraynā	اِفْتَرَيْتُمْ iftaraytum	اِفْتَرَوْا iftaraw
	f		اِفْتَرَيْتِ iftarayti	اِفْتَرَتْ iftarat			اِفْتَرَتَا iftaratā			اِفْتَرَيْتُنَّ iftaraytunna	اِفْتَرَيْنَ iftarayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْتَرِي ʔaftarī	تَفْتَرِي taftarī	يَفْتَرِي yaftarī		تَفْتَرِيَانِ taftariyāni	يَفْتَرِيَانِ yaftariyāni		نَفْتَرِي naftarī	تَفْتَرُونَ taftarūna	يَفْتَرُونَ yaftarūna
	f		تَفْتَرِينَ taftarīna	تَفْتَرِي taftarī			تَفْتَرِيَانِ taftariyāni			تَفْتَرِينَ taftarīna	يَفْتَرِينَ yaftarīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْتَرِيَ ʔaftariya	تَفْتَرِيَ taftariya	يَفْتَرِيَ yaftariya		تَفْتَرِيَا taftariyā	يَفْتَرِيَا yaftariyā		نَفْتَرِيَ naftariya	تَفْتَرُوا taftarū	يَفْتَرُوا yaftarū
	f		تَفْتَرِي taftarī	تَفْتَرِيَ taftariya			تَفْتَرِيَا taftariyā			تَفْتَرِينَ taftarīna	يَفْتَرِينَ yaftarīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْتَرِ ʔaftari	تَفْتَرِ taftari	يَفْتَرِ yaftari		تَفْتَرِيَا taftariyā	يَفْتَرِيَا yaftariyā		نَفْتَرِ naftari	تَفْتَرُوا taftarū	يَفْتَرُوا yaftarū
	f		تَفْتَرِي taftarī	تَفْتَرِ taftari			تَفْتَرِيَا taftariyā			تَفْتَرِينَ taftarīna	يَفْتَرِينَ yaftarīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِفْتَرِ iftari			اِفْتَرِيَا iftariyā				اِفْتَرُوا iftarū
	f		اِفْتَرِي iftarī							اِفْتَرِينَ iftarīna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اُفْتُرِيتُ ufturītu	اُفْتُرِيتَ ufturīta	اُفْتُرِيَ ufturiya		اُفْتُرِيتُمَا ufturītumā	اُفْتُرِيَا ufturiyā		اُفْتُرِينَا ufturīnā	اُفْتُرِيتُمْ ufturītum	اُفْتُرُوا ufturū
	f		اُفْتُرِيتِ ufturīti	اُفْتُرِيَتْ ufturiyat			اُفْتُرِيَتَا ufturiyatā			اُفْتُرِيتُنَّ ufturītunna	اُفْتُرِينَ ufturīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفْتَرَى ʔuftarā	تُفْتَرَى tuftarā	يُفْتَرَى yuftarā		تُفْتَرَيَانِ tuftarayāni	يُفْتَرَيَانِ yuftarayāni		نُفْتَرَى nuftarā	تُفْتَرَوْنَ tuftarawna	يُفْتَرَوْنَ yuftarawna
	f		تُفْتَرَيْنَ tuftarayna	تُفْتَرَى tuftarā			تُفْتَرَيَانِ tuftarayāni			تُفْتَرَيْنَ tuftarayna	يُفْتَرَيْنَ yuftarayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفْتَرَى ʔuftarā	تُفْتَرَى tuftarā	يُفْتَرَى yuftarā		تُفْتَرَيَا tuftarayā	يُفْتَرَيَا yuftarayā		نُفْتَرَى nuftarā	تُفْتَرَوْا tuftaraw	يُفْتَرَوْا yuftaraw
	f		تُفْتَرَيْ tuftaray	تُفْتَرَى tuftarā			تُفْتَرَيَا tuftarayā			تُفْتَرَيْنَ tuftarayna	يُفْتَرَيْنَ yuftarayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفْتَرَ ʔuftara	تُفْتَرَ tuftara	يُفْتَرَ yuftara		تُفْتَرَيَا tuftarayā	يُفْتَرَيَا yuftarayā		نُفْتَرَ nuftara	تُفْتَرَوْا tuftaraw	يُفْتَرَوْا yuftaraw
	f		تُفْتَرَيْ tuftaray	تُفْتَرَ tuftara			تُفْتَرَيَا tuftarayā			تُفْتَرَيْنَ tuftarayna	يُفْتَرَيْنَ yuftarayna

References

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