أفضل

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See also: أفصل and افصل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ف ض ل (f-ḍ-l)

Elative of فَضِيل (faḍīl, “outstanding, very good”).

Adjective

أَفْضَل • (ʔafḍal) (feminine فُضْلَى (fuḍlā), masculine plural أَفْضَلُون (ʔafḍalūn) or أَفَاضِل (ʔafāḍil), feminine plural فُضْلَيَات (fuḍlayāt))

  1. elative degree of فَضِيل (faḍīl):
    1. better; best
    2. more outstanding; most outstanding
  2. preferable
Declension
Declension of adjective أَفْضَل (ʔafḍal)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular diptote singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَفْضَل
ʔafḍal 		الْأَفْضَل
al-ʔafḍal 		فُضْلَى
fuḍlā 		الْفُضْلَى
al-fuḍlā
Nominative أَفْضَلُ
ʔafḍalu 		الْأَفْضَلُ
al-ʔafḍalu 		فُضْلَى
fuḍlā 		الْفُضْلَى
al-fuḍlā
Accusative أَفْضَلَ
ʔafḍala 		الْأَفْضَلَ
al-ʔafḍala 		فُضْلَى
fuḍlā 		الْفُضْلَى
al-fuḍlā
Genitive أَفْضَلَ
ʔafḍala 		الْأَفْضَلِ
al-ʔafḍali 		فُضْلَى
fuḍlā 		الْفُضْلَى
al-fuḍlā
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَفْضَلَيْن
ʔafḍalayn 		الْأَفْضَلَيْن
al-ʔafḍalayn 		فُضْلَيَيْن
fuḍlayayn 		الْفُضْلَيَيْن
al-fuḍlayayn
Nominative أَفْضَلَانِ
ʔafḍalāni 		الْأَفْضَلَانِ
al-ʔafḍalāni 		فُضْلَيَانِ
fuḍlayāni 		الْفُضْلَيَانِ
al-fuḍlayāni
Accusative أَفْضَلَيْنِ
ʔafḍalayni 		الْأَفْضَلَيْنِ
al-ʔafḍalayni 		فُضْلَيَيْنِ
fuḍlayayni 		الْفُضْلَيَيْنِ
al-fuḍlayayni
Genitive أَفْضَلَيْنِ
ʔafḍalayni 		الْأَفْضَلَيْنِ
al-ʔafḍalayni 		فُضْلَيَيْنِ
fuḍlayayni 		الْفُضْلَيَيْنِ
al-fuḍlayayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَفْضَلِين‎; أَفَاضِل
ʔafḍalīn‎; ʔafāḍil 		الْأَفْضَلِين‎; الْأَفَاضِل
al-ʔafḍalīn‎; al-ʔafāḍil 		فُضْلَيَات
fuḍlayāt 		الْفُضْلَيَات
al-fuḍlayāt
Nominative أَفْضَلُونَ‎; أَفَاضِلُ
ʔafḍalūna‎; ʔafāḍilu 		الْأَفْضَلُونَ‎; الْأَفَاضِلُ
al-ʔafḍalūna‎; al-ʔafāḍilu 		فُضْلَيَاتٌ
fuḍlayātun 		الْفُضْلَيَاتُ
al-fuḍlayātu
Accusative أَفْضَلِينَ‎; أَفَاضِلَ
ʔafḍalīna‎; ʔafāḍila 		الْأَفْضَلِينَ‎; الْأَفَاضِلَ
al-ʔafḍalīna‎; al-ʔafāḍila 		فُضْلَيَاتٍ
fuḍlayātin 		الْفُضْلَيَاتِ
al-fuḍlayāti
Genitive أَفْضَلِينَ‎; أَفَاضِلَ
ʔafḍalīna‎; ʔafāḍila 		الْأَفْضَلِينَ‎; الْأَفَاضِلِ
al-ʔafḍalīna‎; al-ʔafāḍili 		فُضْلَيَاتٍ
fuḍlayātin 		الْفُضْلَيَاتِ
al-fuḍlayāti
Descendants
  • → Bengali: আফজল (aphjol)
  • → Indonesian: afdal
  • → Kazakh: абзал (abzal)
References

Etymology 2

Verb

أُفَضِّلُ • (ʔufaḍḍilu) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)

Verb

أُفَضِّلَ • (ʔufaḍḍila) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)

Verb

أُفَضِّلْ • (ʔufaḍḍil) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)

Verb

أُفَضَّلُ • (ʔufaḍḍalu) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)

Verb

أُفَضَّلَ • (ʔufaḍḍala) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)

Verb

أُفَضَّلْ • (ʔufaḍḍal) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَفْضَل (ʔafḍal), elative degree of فَضِيل (faḍīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaf.dˤal/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd)(file)

Adjective

أفضل • (ʔafḍal)

  1. better, best
    Synonym: أحسن (ʔaḥsan)
  2. preferable
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