فضل

مَفْضُولٌ ذ [pass. part. n. of فَضَلَ: as such signifying Exceeded; &c.: and excelled: and overcome, or surpassed, in highness, elevation, or eminence, of rank, &c.: and simply] overcome, or surpassed: whence the saying, قَدْ يُوجَدُ فِى المَفْضُولِ مَا لَا ↓ يُوجَدُفِى الفَاضِلِ [ Sometimes, or often, what is not found in the overcomer is found in the overcome ]. (TA.)