فضل

See also: فصل and ف ض ل

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ف ض ل (f ḍ l)
11 terms

Verb

فَضَلَ • (faḍala) I (non-past يَفْضُلُ (yafḍulu), verbal noun فَضْل (faḍl))

(intransitive) to remain, to be left over
Synonym: بَقِيَ (baqiya)
(transitive, of someone) to exceed or outdo (especially in virtue, merit, or worth); to outworth
Synonym: أَفْضَلَ (ʔafḍala)

Conjugation

Conjugation of فَضَلَ (I, sound, a ~ u, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun فَضْل)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					فَضْل faḍl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					فَاضِل fāḍil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَفْضُول mafḍūl
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَضَلْتُ faḍaltu	فَضَلْتَ faḍalta	فَضَلَ faḍala	فَضَلْتُمَا faḍaltumā	فَضَلَا faḍalā	فَضَلْنَا faḍalnā	فَضَلْتُمْ faḍaltum	فَضَلُوا faḍalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	فَضَلْتُ faḍaltu	فَضَلْتِ faḍalti	فَضَلَتْ faḍalat	فَضَلْتُمَا faḍaltumā	فَضَلَتَا faḍalatā	فَضَلْنَا faḍalnā	فَضَلْتُنَّ faḍaltunna	فَضَلْنَ faḍalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْضُلُ ʔafḍulu	تَفْضُلُ tafḍulu	يَفْضُلُ yafḍulu	تَفْضُلَانِ tafḍulāni	يَفْضُلَانِ yafḍulāni	نَفْضُلُ nafḍulu	تَفْضُلُونَ tafḍulūna	يَفْضُلُونَ yafḍulūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَفْضُلُ ʔafḍulu	تَفْضُلِينَ tafḍulīna	تَفْضُلُ tafḍulu	تَفْضُلَانِ tafḍulāni	تَفْضُلَانِ tafḍulāni	نَفْضُلُ nafḍulu	تَفْضُلْنَ tafḍulna	يَفْضُلْنَ yafḍulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْضُلَ ʔafḍula	تَفْضُلَ tafḍula	يَفْضُلَ yafḍula	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	يَفْضُلَا yafḍulā	نَفْضُلَ nafḍula	تَفْضُلُوا tafḍulū	يَفْضُلُوا yafḍulū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَفْضُلَ ʔafḍula	تَفْضُلِي tafḍulī	تَفْضُلَ tafḍula	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	نَفْضُلَ nafḍula	تَفْضُلْنَ tafḍulna	يَفْضُلْنَ yafḍulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْضُلْ ʔafḍul	تَفْضُلْ tafḍul	يَفْضُلْ yafḍul	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	يَفْضُلَا yafḍulā	نَفْضُلْ nafḍul	تَفْضُلُوا tafḍulū	يَفْضُلُوا yafḍulū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَفْضُلْ ʔafḍul	تَفْضُلِي tafḍulī	تَفْضُلْ tafḍul	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	نَفْضُلْ nafḍul	تَفْضُلْنَ tafḍulna	يَفْضُلْنَ yafḍulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُفْضُلْ ufḍul		اُفْضُلَا ufḍulā			اُفْضُلُوا ufḍulū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُفْضُلِي ufḍulī		اُفْضُلَا ufḍulā			اُفْضُلْنَ ufḍulna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	فُضِلَ fuḍila	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُفْضَلُ yufḍalu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُفْضَلَ yufḍala	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُفْضَلْ yufḍal	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Etymology 1.2

Verb

فَضُلَ • (faḍula) I (non-past يَفْضُلُ (yafḍulu), verbal noun فُضُول (fuḍūl))

to become meritorious; to become illustrious
Synonym: شَرُفَ (šarufa)

Conjugation

Conjugation of فَضُلَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive (?), verbal noun فُضُول)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					فُضُول fuḍūl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					فَاضِل fāḍil
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَضُلْتُ faḍultu	فَضُلْتَ faḍulta	فَضُلَ faḍula	فَضُلْتُمَا faḍultumā	فَضُلَا faḍulā	فَضُلْنَا faḍulnā	فَضُلْتُمْ faḍultum	فَضُلُوا faḍulū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	فَضُلْتُ faḍultu	فَضُلْتِ faḍulti	فَضُلَتْ faḍulat	فَضُلْتُمَا faḍultumā	فَضُلَتَا faḍulatā	فَضُلْنَا faḍulnā	فَضُلْتُنَّ faḍultunna	فَضُلْنَ faḍulna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَفْضُلُ ʔafḍulu	تَفْضُلُ tafḍulu	يَفْضُلُ yafḍulu	تَفْضُلَانِ tafḍulāni	يَفْضُلَانِ yafḍulāni	نَفْضُلُ nafḍulu	تَفْضُلُونَ tafḍulūna	يَفْضُلُونَ yafḍulūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَفْضُلُ ʔafḍulu	تَفْضُلِينَ tafḍulīna	تَفْضُلُ tafḍulu	تَفْضُلَانِ tafḍulāni	تَفْضُلَانِ tafḍulāni	نَفْضُلُ nafḍulu	تَفْضُلْنَ tafḍulna	يَفْضُلْنَ yafḍulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَفْضُلَ ʔafḍula	تَفْضُلَ tafḍula	يَفْضُلَ yafḍula	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	يَفْضُلَا yafḍulā	نَفْضُلَ nafḍula	تَفْضُلُوا tafḍulū	يَفْضُلُوا yafḍulū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَفْضُلَ ʔafḍula	تَفْضُلِي tafḍulī	تَفْضُلَ tafḍula	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	نَفْضُلَ nafḍula	تَفْضُلْنَ tafḍulna	يَفْضُلْنَ yafḍulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَفْضُلْ ʔafḍul	تَفْضُلْ tafḍul	يَفْضُلْ yafḍul	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	يَفْضُلَا yafḍulā	نَفْضُلْ nafḍul	تَفْضُلُوا tafḍulū	يَفْضُلُوا yafḍulū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَفْضُلْ ʔafḍul	تَفْضُلِي tafḍulī	تَفْضُلْ tafḍul	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	تَفْضُلَا tafḍulā	نَفْضُلْ nafḍul	تَفْضُلْنَ tafḍulna	يَفْضُلْنَ yafḍulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُفْضُلْ ufḍul		اُفْضُلَا ufḍulā			اُفْضُلُوا ufḍulū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُفْضُلِي ufḍulī		اُفْضُلَا ufḍulā			اُفْضُلْنَ ufḍulna

Etymology 1.3

Verb

فَضَّلَ • (faḍḍala) II (non-past يُفَضِّلُ (yufaḍḍilu), verbal noun تَفْضِيل (tafḍīl))

(transitive) to deem more favorable, to prefer, to favor
Synonym: آثَرَ (ʔāṯara)
(transitive, of a superior or a superordinate) to make dominant, to privilege
1. (transitive) to make distinct or prominent, to distinguish, to honor, to grace
  Synonyms: مَازَ (māza), مَيَّزَ (mayyaza), شَرَّفَ (šarrafa), مَزَّى (mazzā)

Conjugation

Conjugation of فَضَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَفْضِيل)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَفْضِيل tafḍīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُفَضِّل mufaḍḍil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُفَضَّل mufaḍḍal
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فَضَّلْتُ faḍḍaltu	فَضَّلْتَ faḍḍalta	فَضَّلَ faḍḍala	فَضَّلْتُمَا faḍḍaltumā	فَضَّلَا faḍḍalā	فَضَّلْنَا faḍḍalnā	فَضَّلْتُمْ faḍḍaltum	فَضَّلُوا faḍḍalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	فَضَّلْتُ faḍḍaltu	فَضَّلْتِ faḍḍalti	فَضَّلَتْ faḍḍalat	فَضَّلْتُمَا faḍḍaltumā	فَضَّلَتَا faḍḍalatā	فَضَّلْنَا faḍḍalnā	فَضَّلْتُنَّ faḍḍaltunna	فَضَّلْنَ faḍḍalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَضِّلُ ʔufaḍḍilu	تُفَضِّلُ tufaḍḍilu	يُفَضِّلُ yufaḍḍilu	تُفَضِّلَانِ tufaḍḍilāni	يُفَضِّلَانِ yufaḍḍilāni	نُفَضِّلُ nufaḍḍilu	تُفَضِّلُونَ tufaḍḍilūna	يُفَضِّلُونَ yufaḍḍilūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُفَضِّلُ ʔufaḍḍilu	تُفَضِّلِينَ tufaḍḍilīna	تُفَضِّلُ tufaḍḍilu	تُفَضِّلَانِ tufaḍḍilāni	تُفَضِّلَانِ tufaḍḍilāni	نُفَضِّلُ nufaḍḍilu	تُفَضِّلْنَ tufaḍḍilna	يُفَضِّلْنَ yufaḍḍilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَضِّلَ ʔufaḍḍila	تُفَضِّلَ tufaḍḍila	يُفَضِّلَ yufaḍḍila	تُفَضِّلَا tufaḍḍilā	يُفَضِّلَا yufaḍḍilā	نُفَضِّلَ nufaḍḍila	تُفَضِّلُوا tufaḍḍilū	يُفَضِّلُوا yufaḍḍilū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُفَضِّلَ ʔufaḍḍila	تُفَضِّلِي tufaḍḍilī	تُفَضِّلَ tufaḍḍila	تُفَضِّلَا tufaḍḍilā	تُفَضِّلَا tufaḍḍilā	نُفَضِّلَ nufaḍḍila	تُفَضِّلْنَ tufaḍḍilna	يُفَضِّلْنَ yufaḍḍilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَضِّلْ ʔufaḍḍil	تُفَضِّلْ tufaḍḍil	يُفَضِّلْ yufaḍḍil	تُفَضِّلَا tufaḍḍilā	يُفَضِّلَا yufaḍḍilā	نُفَضِّلْ nufaḍḍil	تُفَضِّلُوا tufaḍḍilū	يُفَضِّلُوا yufaḍḍilū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُفَضِّلْ ʔufaḍḍil	تُفَضِّلِي tufaḍḍilī	تُفَضِّلْ tufaḍḍil	تُفَضِّلَا tufaḍḍilā	تُفَضِّلَا tufaḍḍilā	نُفَضِّلْ nufaḍḍil	تُفَضِّلْنَ tufaḍḍilna	يُفَضِّلْنَ yufaḍḍilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		فَضِّلْ faḍḍil		فَضِّلَا faḍḍilā			فَضِّلُوا faḍḍilū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		فَضِّلِي faḍḍilī		فَضِّلَا faḍḍilā			فَضِّلْنَ faḍḍilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	فُضِّلْتُ fuḍḍiltu	فُضِّلْتَ fuḍḍilta	فُضِّلَ fuḍḍila	فُضِّلْتُمَا fuḍḍiltumā	فُضِّلَا fuḍḍilā	فُضِّلْنَا fuḍḍilnā	فُضِّلْتُمْ fuḍḍiltum	فُضِّلُوا fuḍḍilū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	فُضِّلْتُ fuḍḍiltu	فُضِّلْتِ fuḍḍilti	فُضِّلَتْ fuḍḍilat	فُضِّلْتُمَا fuḍḍiltumā	فُضِّلَتَا fuḍḍilatā	فُضِّلْنَا fuḍḍilnā	فُضِّلْتُنَّ fuḍḍiltunna	فُضِّلْنَ fuḍḍilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُفَضَّلُ ʔufaḍḍalu	تُفَضَّلُ tufaḍḍalu	يُفَضَّلُ yufaḍḍalu	تُفَضَّلَانِ tufaḍḍalāni	يُفَضَّلَانِ yufaḍḍalāni	نُفَضَّلُ nufaḍḍalu	تُفَضَّلُونَ tufaḍḍalūna	يُفَضَّلُونَ yufaḍḍalūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُفَضَّلُ ʔufaḍḍalu	تُفَضَّلِينَ tufaḍḍalīna	تُفَضَّلُ tufaḍḍalu	تُفَضَّلَانِ tufaḍḍalāni	تُفَضَّلَانِ tufaḍḍalāni	نُفَضَّلُ nufaḍḍalu	تُفَضَّلْنَ tufaḍḍalna	يُفَضَّلْنَ yufaḍḍalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُفَضَّلَ ʔufaḍḍala	تُفَضَّلَ tufaḍḍala	يُفَضَّلَ yufaḍḍala	تُفَضَّلَا tufaḍḍalā	يُفَضَّلَا yufaḍḍalā	نُفَضَّلَ nufaḍḍala	تُفَضَّلُوا tufaḍḍalū	يُفَضَّلُوا yufaḍḍalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُفَضَّلَ ʔufaḍḍala	تُفَضَّلِي tufaḍḍalī	تُفَضَّلَ tufaḍḍala	تُفَضَّلَا tufaḍḍalā	تُفَضَّلَا tufaḍḍalā	نُفَضَّلَ nufaḍḍala	تُفَضَّلْنَ tufaḍḍalna	يُفَضَّلْنَ yufaḍḍalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُفَضَّلْ ʔufaḍḍal	تُفَضَّلْ tufaḍḍal	يُفَضَّلْ yufaḍḍal	تُفَضَّلَا tufaḍḍalā	يُفَضَّلَا yufaḍḍalā	نُفَضَّلْ nufaḍḍal	تُفَضَّلُوا tufaḍḍalū	يُفَضَّلُوا yufaḍḍalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُفَضَّلْ ʔufaḍḍal	تُفَضَّلِي tufaḍḍalī	تُفَضَّلْ tufaḍḍal	تُفَضَّلَا tufaḍḍalā	تُفَضَّلَا tufaḍḍalā	نُفَضَّلْ nufaḍḍal	تُفَضَّلْنَ tufaḍḍalna	يُفَضَّلْنَ yufaḍḍalna

Etymology 1.4

Noun

فَضْل • (faḍl) m (plural فُضُول (fuḍūl) or أَفْضَال (ʔafḍāl))

(uncountable) grace, favor (especially when seen as unmerited or unconditional); courtesy
Synonym: إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān)
1. (countable) a blessing, an honor, a generous gift, a bestowment
(uncountable) distinction
Antonym: نَقْص (naqṣ)
1. (uncountable, theology) merit
(uncountable) leftovers, remnants

Declension

Declension of noun فَضْل (faḍl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَضْل faḍl	الْفَضْل al-faḍl	فَضْل faḍl
Nominative	فَضْلٌ faḍlun	الْفَضْلُ al-faḍlu	فَضْلُ faḍlu
Accusative	فَضْلًا faḍlan	الْفَضْلَ al-faḍla	فَضْلَ faḍla
Genitive	فَضْلٍ faḍlin	الْفَضْلِ al-faḍli	فَضْلِ faḍli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَضْلَيْن faḍlayn	الْفَضْلَيْن al-faḍlayn	فَضْلَيْ faḍlay
Nominative	فَضْلَانِ faḍlāni	الْفَضْلَانِ al-faḍlāni	فَضْلَا faḍlā
Accusative	فَضْلَيْنِ faḍlayni	الْفَضْلَيْنِ al-faḍlayni	فَضْلَيْ faḍlay
Genitive	فَضْلَيْنِ faḍlayni	الْفَضْلَيْنِ al-faḍlayni	فَضْلَيْ faḍlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُضُول fuḍūl	الْفُضُول al-fuḍūl	فُضُول fuḍūl
Nominative	فُضُولٌ fuḍūlun	الْفُضُولُ al-fuḍūlu	فُضُولُ fuḍūlu
Accusative	فُضُولًا fuḍūlan	الْفُضُولَ al-fuḍūla	فُضُولَ fuḍūla
Genitive	فُضُولٍ fuḍūlin	الْفُضُولِ al-fuḍūli	فُضُولِ fuḍūli

Derived terms

فَضْلًا عَنْ (faḍlan ʕan)
مِنْ فَضْلِكَ (min faḍlika)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ف ض ل
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic فَضَلَ (faḍala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fidˤil/,

Verb

فضل • (fiḍil) I (non-past يِفْضَل (yifḍal))

to stay, to remain
Synonyms: بِقِي (bigi), قَعَد (gaʕad)
to continue

Conjugation

Conjugation of فضل (fiḍil)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	فضلت (fiḍilt)	فضلت (fiḍilt)	فضل (fiḍil)	فضلنا (fiḍilna)	فضلتوا (fiḍiltu)	فضلوا (fiḍlu)
past	f	فضلت (fiḍilt)	فضلتي (fiḍilti)	فضلت (fiḍlat)	فضلنا (fiḍilna)	فضلتوا (fiḍiltu)	فضلوا (fiḍlu)
non-past	m	أفضل (ʔafḍal)	تفضل (tifḍal)	يفضل (yifḍal)	نفضل (nifḍal)	تفضلوا (tifḍalu)	يفضلوا (yifḍalu)
non-past	f	أفضل (ʔafḍal)	تفضلي (tifḍali)	تفضل (tifḍal)	نفضل (nifḍal)	تفضلوا (tifḍalu)	يفضلوا (yifḍalu)
imperative	m		افضل (afḍal)			افضلوا (afḍalu)
imperative	f		افضلي (afḍali)			افضلوا (afḍalu)

Etymology 2

From Arabic فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fadˤ.dˤal/

Verb

فضل • (faḍḍal) II (non-past يِفَضِّل (yifaḍḍil))

to prefer, to favor

Conjugation

Conjugation of فضل (faḍḍal)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	فضلت (faḍḍalt)	فضلت (faḍḍalt)	فضل (faḍḍal)	فضلنا (faḍḍalna)	فضلتوا (faḍḍaltu)	فضلوا (faḍḍalu)
past	f	فضلت (faḍḍalt)	فضلتي (faḍḍalti)	فضلت (faḍḍalat)	فضلنا (faḍḍalna)	فضلتوا (faḍḍaltu)	فضلوا (faḍḍalu)
non-past	m	أفضل (ʔafaḍḍil)	تفضل (tifaḍḍil)	يفضل (yifaḍḍil)	نفضل (nifaḍḍil)	تفضلوا (tifaḍḍilu)	يفضلوا (yifaḍḍilu)
non-past	f	أفضل (ʔafaḍḍil)	تفضلي (tifaḍḍili)	تفضل (tifaḍḍil)	نفضل (nifaḍḍil)	تفضلوا (tifaḍḍilu)	يفضلوا (yifaḍḍilu)
imperative	m		فضل (faḍḍil)			فضلوا (faḍḍilu)
imperative	f		فضلي (faḍḍili)			فضلوا (faḍḍilu)

Etymology 3

From Arabic فَضْل (faḍl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fadˤil/,

Noun

فضل • (faḍil) m (construct state فَضْل (faḍl), plural أفضال (ʔafḍāl))

grace

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ف ض ل
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fadˤ.dˤal/

Verb

فضّل • (faḍḍal) II (non-past يفضّل (yfaḍḍal))

to favor

Conjugation

Conjugation of فضل
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	فضّلت (faḍḍalt)	فضّلتي (faḍḍalti)	فضّل (faḍḍal)	فضّلنا (faḍḍalna)	فضّلتوا (faḍḍaltu)	فضّلوا (faḍḍlu)
past	f	فضّلت (faḍḍalt)	فضّلتي (faḍḍalti)	فضّلت (faḍḍlāt)	فضّلنا (faḍḍalna)	فضّلتوا (faḍḍaltu)	فضّلوا (faḍḍlu)
non-past	m	نفضّل (nfaḍḍal)	تفضّل (tfaḍḍal)	يفضّل (yfaḍḍal)	نفضّلوا (nfaḍḍlu)	تفضّلوا (tfaḍḍlu)	يفضّلوا (yfaḍḍlu)
non-past	f	نفضّل (nfaḍḍal)	تفضّلي (tfaḍḍli)	تفضّل (tfaḍḍal)	نفضّلوا (nfaḍḍlu)	تفضّلوا (tfaḍḍlu)	يفضّلوا (yfaḍḍlu)
imperative	m		فضّل (faḍḍal)			فضّلوا (faḍḍlu)
imperative	f		فضّلي (faḍḍli)			فضّلوا (faḍḍlu)

Persian

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Arabic فَضْل (faḍl)bor.

Persian

Borrowed from Arabic فَضْل (faḍl).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	fazl
Dari reading^?	fazl
Iranian reading^?	fazl
Tajik reading^?	fazl

Noun

فضل • (fazl)

learning, knowledge
Synonyms: دانش (dâneš), علم (elm), دانایی (dânâyi), فضیلت (fazliyat)
- c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 329”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎:
  شاها اگر به عرش رسانم سریر فضل
  مملوک این جنابم و مسکین این درم
  šāhā agar ba arš rasānam sarīr-i fazl
  mamlūk-i īn jinābam u miskīn-i īn daram
  O king! Even if I raise the throne of knowledge to the Empyrean,
  I am the slave at this side, I am the wretch at this gate.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)
excellence, virtue, merit
Synonym: فضیلت (fazliyat)
favor, grace, gift
Synonym: لطف (lotf)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ض ل
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fadˤ.dˤal/,
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

فضّل • (faḍḍal) II (present بفضّل (bifaḍḍel))

to prefer

Conjugation

Conjugation of فضّل (faḍḍal)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	فضّلت (faḍḍalt)	فضّلت (faḍḍalt)	فضّل (faḍḍal)	فضّلنا (faḍḍalna)	فضّلتو (faḍḍaltu)	فضّلو (faḍḍalu)
past	f	فضّلت (faḍḍalt)	فضّلتي (faḍḍalti)	فضّلت (faḍḍalat)	فضّلنا (faḍḍalna)	فضّلتو (faḍḍaltu)	فضّلو (faḍḍalu)
present	m	بفضّل (bafaḍḍel)	بتفضّل (bitfaḍḍel)	بفضّل (bifaḍḍel)	منفضّل (minfaḍḍel)	بتفضّلو (bitfaḍḍlu)	بفضّلو (bifaḍḍlu)
present	f	بفضّل (bafaḍḍel)	بتفضّلي (bitfaḍḍli)	بتفضّل (bitfaḍḍel)	منفضّل (minfaḍḍel)	بتفضّلو (bitfaḍḍlu)	بفضّلو (bifaḍḍlu)
subjunctive	m	افضّل (afaḍḍel)	تفضّل (tfaḍḍel)	يفضّل (yfaḍḍel)	نفضّل (nfaḍḍel)	تفضّلو (tfaḍḍlu)	يفضّلو (yfaḍḍlu)
subjunctive	f	افضّل (afaḍḍel)	تفضّلي (tfaḍḍli)	تفضّل (tfaḍḍel)	نفضّل (nfaḍḍel)	تفضّلو (tfaḍḍlu)	يفضّلو (yfaḍḍlu)
imperative	m		فضّل (faḍḍel)			فضّلو (faḍḍlu)
imperative	f		فضّلي (faḍḍli)			فضّلو (faḍḍlu)

Urdu

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Arabic فَضْل (faḍl)bor.

Classical Persian (fazl)bor.

Urdu فَضْل (fazl)

Borrowed from Classical Persian (fazl), borrowed from Arabic فَضْل (faḍl).^[1] First attested in c. 1582 as Middle Hindi فضل (fẓl /⁠fazl⁠/).^[2]

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fəzl/
(common) IPA^(key):
Rhymes: -əzl, -əl

Noun

فَضْل • (fazl) m (formal plural اَفْضَال (afzāl), Hindi spelling फ़ज़ल)

Declension

Declension of فضل
	singular	plural
direct	فَضْل (fazl)	فَضْل (fazl)
oblique	فَضْل (fazl)	فَضْلوں (fazlõ)
vocative	فَضْل (fazl)	فَضْلو (fazlo)

References

^ Platts, John T. (1884) “فضل”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
^ “فضل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

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Etymology 1.2

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Etymology 1.3

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Etymology 1.4

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Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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Etymology 3

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Moroccan Arabic

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Persian

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