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فاشِل
failing; a failure /ˈfaː.ʃil/
adjectiveB1#1660 most common
Also: unsuccessful, useless, loser
Example sentences
هو فاشِل.
He is a failure.
هذا المشروع فاشِل.
This project is a failure.
شعرت أنها فاشِلة في عملها الجديد.
She felt she was a failure at her new job.
كانت كل محاولاتنا فاشِلة حتى الآن.
All our attempts have been unsuccessful so far.
لا تصف نفسك بأنك فاشِل لمجرد أنك أخطأت مرة واحدة.
Do not call yourself a failure just because you made one mistake.
إن السياسة الاقتصادية التي اعتُمدت بدت فاشِلة في معالجة البطالة المتفاقمة.
The economic policy that was adopted appeared to fail at addressing the worsening unemployment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فاشِلٌ | فاشِلونَ |
| Genitive | فاشِلٍ | فاشِلينَ |
| Accusative | فاشِلاً | فاشِلينَ |
| Vocative | يا فاشِلُ | يا فاشِلونَ |
Word family
فَشِلَto fail
فَشَلfailureفاشِلةfailing (feminine)
أفشَلَto cause to fail, to thwart
إفشالthe act of thwarting
Etymology
The word is the active participle of the verb فَشِلَ, meaning to fail or to lose heart. The triliteral root ف-ش-ل carries the sense of weakness, faltering, and defeat. The same root appears in the Quran with the meaning of losing courage.
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