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fī, prep. In, into; during; of, concerning, in respect of; among, with, together with, along with; by; for, on account of, etc.;—each, for each, per (e.g. fī ṣadorṣadī, 'per cent.'; fīsāl, 'per annum'; fīman, 'per maund'; fīrūpīya, 'each rupee, per rupee,' etc.);—(in Urdū) s.f. Something hidden or behind; something amiss; a defect or flaw; an intrigue (e.g. is bāt meṅkućh fīhai):—fi’l-badīha, adv. Readily, quickly; extempore; without premeditation or deliberation, off-hand; spontaneously;—prima facie:—fi’l-jumla, adv. Upon the whole; in brief; in effect:—fi’l-ḥāl, adv. At the present time, now; presently; instantly, immediately, directly, on the spot:—fi’l-ḥaqīqat, adv. Really, truly, in reality, in effect, in fact, indeed:—fi’lfaur, adv. Quickly, instantly, immediately, directly, etc.:—fi’l-mas̤al, adv. Allegorically; for example:—fin-nār, In the fire; in hell:—fin-nāri wassaqari, In hell flames:—fi’lwāqě, adv. Of a truth; in fact, indeed, really, certainly, very true:—fī-mā, In that which; as to what:—fī-mā-ba’d, In that which is after, in what follows; as to the future; henceforth:—fī-mā-bain, As to what there is between (us, etc.); between; reciprocal:—fī-mā-bain-ě-farīqain, Between the two parties, inter partes:—fīnikālnā(-meṅ), To find something wrong or amiss (in); to find fault (with), pick holes (in):—fī-hi, vulg. fīh, In him; in it; in that:—fī-hā, In her, or it, or that:—fī-him, In or among them.
Origin: Arabic