فضل

فَاضِلٌ ذ [act. part. n. of فَضَلَ: as such signifying Exceeding; &c.]. One says, مَالُ فُلَانٍ فَاضِلٌ i. e. [ The wealth, or property, of such a one is superfluous; or] abundant, or much in quantity, such as has exceeded the supply of food sufficient to sustain life (فَضَلَ عَنِ القُوتِ). (TA.) ― -b2- And [ Excelling; or excellent, as also ↓ فَضِيلٌ, of which the pl. is فُضَلَاآءُ, but which is probably postclassical: or it is] applied to a man as [a possessive epithet] meaning possessing فَضْل [i. e. excel-lence ]. (TA.) [And conventionally, Erudite; or excellent in learning. ] ― -b3- See also مَفْضُولٌ.