# في
## Arabic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fiː/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Possibly related to Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth, an orifice, an entrance, a means in or to enter”), cognates with Hebrew פֹּה (“here”) and פִּי (“multiplied, -fold”, literally “with, to have this length with this width”) and Ugaritic 𐎔 (p, “here, in this place or in this time; in the manner of, relating or pertaining to”), and Proto-Semitic *piʔat- (“side; border; front, facing part of anything”), i. e. the same word as فِئَة (fiʔa, “troop”), since this word is retained in Ge'ez only in the combination ለፌ (läfe, “in the direction of or from, thence or thither”). It has also functions originally borne by Proto-Semitic *bV-, potentially perceived or originating as a devoiced form of it.

#### Preposition

فِي • (fī)
* in, within
* during, for a duration of
* in with, among, together with
* of, about, in regards to, pertaining to, in the subject or topic of
    عِنْدِي سُؤَالٌ فِي النَّحْوِ ― ʕindī suʔālun fī n-naḥwi ― I have a question about grammar
* on account of, for the reason of, in relation to
* times, multiplied by, to have a measure of this by this
    Antonym: ('on, divided by') عَلَىٰ (ʕalā)
    أَرْبَعَة فِي خَمْسَة ― ʔarbaʕa(t) fī ḵamsa ― Four times five

##### Derived terms

* فِيمَا (fīmā)
* فِيمَا بَعْد (fīmā baʕd)
* فِيمَ (fīma)
* فِيمَنْ (fīman)

##### Descendants

* Maltese: f’

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

فِي • (fī) (form I) /fiː/
* second-person feminine singular imperative of وَفَى (wafā)

## Egyptian Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic فِي (fī).

### Pronunciation 1

* IPA: /fi/, [fɪ]

#### Preposition

في • (fi)
* in, within, inside
    Antonym: برّا (barra, “outside”)
* during
* in with, among
    Synonym: من (min, “of”)

##### Alternative forms

* فـ, ف (alternative spellings)

### Pronunciation 2

* IPA: /fiː/, [fiː] (stressed)
* IPA: [fi] (unstressed)

#### Verb

في • (fī)
* (intransitive) there be
    في جبنة في التلاجة ― fī gibna fi it-tallāga ― There's cheese in the fridge
    في حاجة؟ ― fī ḥāga? ― Something the matter? (literally, “is there something?”)
* (transitive, of a location) to have (in it)
    الطيّارة فيها ناس ― iṭ-ṭayyāra fīha nās ― The airplane has people in it

##### Alternative forms

* فيه (alternative spelling)

## Gulf Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic فِي (fī). Compare Egyptian Arabic فيه (fī), Hijazi Arabic فيه (fī), and South Levantine Arabic فيه (fī).

### Pronunciation

* (Kuwait) IPA: /fi/

### Determiner

في • (fi)
* there is, there are

#### Usage notes

The past tense there was and there were is formed by adding كان (kān) before في, for example كان في دونت بس خلصوا (kān fī dunat/donat bas ḵaḷḷaṣaw, “there were doughnuts but they finished”)

### Preposition

في • (fi)
* forms the conjugated forms of the preposition بْـ (b, “in, at”)
    فيها ― fīha ― in her
    فينا ― fīna ― in us
* (with conjugation) how about s.th., do you feel like s.th.
    فيكم سينما؟fīkum sēnima?Do you feel like going to the cinema?(literally, “in you (CPL), is there a cinema?”)
    فيچ نجرب المترو؟fīc njarrib il-mitro?Do you feel like trying the metro?(literally, “in you (FSG) (we) try the metro?”)
    فيك سفرة؟ ― fīk safra? ― Do you feel like travelling (literally, “in you (MSG), is there a trip?”)

## Hijazi Arabic
### Etymology 1

From Arabic فِي (fī).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fi/

#### Preposition

في • (fi)
* in, within, at
    Synonym: فـ (fi, “in, at”)
    نورة في المدرسة/فالمدرسة ― nūra fil-madrasa ― Nura is in the school
* of, about, in regards to, pertaining to, in the subject or topic of
* times, multiplied by, to have a measure of this by this
* (with conjugation) to feel like
    ما فِيّ أروح اليوم ― ma fiyya arūḥ al-yōm ― I don't feel like going today

##### Related terms

* فيه (fī, “there is”), مافي (māfi, “there isn't”), ما فيه (mā fī, “there isn't in him/it”)

### Etymology 2

From في (“in”) +‎ ـيَ (“me”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fij.ja/

#### Adverb

في • (fiyya)
* in me, within me

## Malay
### Noun

في (plural في-في or في٢, informal 1st possessive فيکو, 2nd possessive فيمو, 3rd possessive فيڽ)
* Jawi spelling of fi‎

## South Levantine Arabic
### Etymology

Picture dictionary :
في
فوق
تحت
بـ/
في
قدام
ورا
على
جنب
بين :
From Arabic فِي (fī).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fi/, [fi]
* Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

### Preposition

في • (fi)
* in, inside, at
    Synonym: بـ (b-)
* with, by means of
    Synonym: بـ (b-)
* (false verb) to be able to (do something)
    Synonym: قدر (ʔidir)
    فينا نروح عالسينما بكرة. ― fīna nrūḥ ʕas-sīnema bukra. ― We can go to the cinema tomorrow.

#### Usage notes

* When used as a verb, the term في (fi) is "conjugated" with enclitic pronouns, similar to terms like بدّ (bidd).

#### Inflection
### Determiner

في • (fi)
* there is, there are
    Antonyms: مافي (mā-fi), ما فيش (ma fīš), ما فش (ma fišš), فش (fišš)
    شو في؟ ― šū fī? ― What's up?
    في إشي؟ ― fī ʔiši? ― Is something wrong? / Has something happened?

#### Derived terms

* فيه (fī, “there is, there are”)

#### See also

* جوات (juwwāt, “inside”), داخل (dāḵel, “inside”)

## Tunisian Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic فِي (fī).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fi/

### Preposition

في (fi)
* in
    تسكن عايلتي في سوسة ― tuskun ʿāyilti fi sūsa ― My family lives in Sousse
    هي باش تجي في مارس ― hiyya bāš tji fi mars ― She will come in March
    نجم نعمل الخدمة هاذي في ثلاثة يامnnajjim naʕmil il-ḵidma hāḏi fi ṯlāṯa yyāmI can do this work in three days
    هي في صحة طيبة ― hiyya fi ṣaḥḥa ṭayyba ― She is in good health