فعلاً · فِعْلًا

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Arabic

فِعْلًا

fiʿlan

/fiʕlan/

In Arabic

actually, really, in fact

Arabic says: حَالِيًّا ḥāliyyan

Persian

فعلاً

feʾlan

/feʔlæn/

In Persian

for now, for the time being

Note. Persian feʾlan xodāhāfez is 'bye for now'; Arabic fiʿlan means 'really, indeed', and 'for now' is ḥāliyyan or al-ʾān.

Sources: Dehkhoda · Moʻin · Wehr

فعلاً · فِعْلًا — for now, for the time being