Hafiz soon
Al-Buruj · 85:16

Effecter of what He intends.

Sahih International

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فَعَّالٌۭ

faʿʿālun

Doer

Word breakdown

فَعَّالٌ

Ism · Noun

Doer

RootفعلfEl

doing

108× in the Quran · Common

LemmaفَعَّالActive participle

Grammar rules

Indefinite noun

فَعَّالٌۭ (Doer) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.

We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.

Lesson 2 · I'rab & Flexibility