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فضل

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of superiority, abundance, and excellence, often in contrast to deficiency or lack. It extends to notions of generosity, bestowing favor, and having something left over. It also covers specific usages related to clothing and social standing.

Derived headwords

الفَضْلnoun
  1. 1.
    the opposite of deficiency and defectboth

    the opposite of deficiency and defect

الفَضِيلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the opposite of deficiency and defectboth

    the opposite of deficiency and defect

الإِفْضَالnoun
  1. 1.
    benevolence, kindnessboth

    benevolence, kindness

مِفْضَالadjective
  1. 1.
    if she was generous and had meritboth

    if she was generous and had merit

مِفْضَالَةadjective
  1. 1.
    if she was generous and had meritboth

    if she was generous and had merit

أَفْضَلَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    To bestow favor uponboth

    To show kindness or grant superiority to someone.

تَفَضَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning 'afḍala'both

    meaning 'afḍala'

المُتَفَضِّلadjective
  1. 1.
    the one who claims superiority over his peersboth

    the one who claims superiority over his peers

أَفْضَلْتُ مِنْهُverb
  1. 1.
    To leave over, to spareboth

    To set aside or leave a portion of something.

اسْتَفْضَلْتُverb
  1. 1.
    To ask for a surplusboth

    To request or seek that which is left over or in excess.

فَضَّلْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    To prefer, to make superiorboth

    To judge someone to be superior or to make them so; to distinguish them over others.

فَاضَلْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    To compete in meritboth

    To contend with someone in terms of excellence or superiority.

الفُضْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    what remains of somethingboth

    what remains of something

الفَضَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    what remains of somethingboth

    what remains of something

فَضَلَ يَفْضُلُverb
  1. 1.
    To be abundant, to remainboth

    To be in excess or to be left over; to remain.

فَضَلَ يَحْذَرُverb
  1. 1.
    To be abundant, to remainclassical

    An alternative conjugation for 'to be in excess or to be left over'.

فَضَلَ يَفْضُلُ (مُركَّب)verb
  1. 1.
    To be abundant, to remainclassical

    A rare, mixed conjugation where the past tense is from one pattern and the present from another.

تَفَضَّلَتِ المَرْأَةُverb
  1. 1.
    To wear a single garmentclassical

    A woman wearing a single piece of clothing, like a wrap or cloak.

مُفَضَّلadjective
  1. 1.
    Wearing a single garmentclassical

    Describing a garment that is worn as a single piece, or a woman wearing such a garment.

فَضْلnoun
  1. 1.
    to be superior, to excelboth

    to be superior, to excel

  2. 2.
    something remained from it, from the verb 'naṣara'both

    something remained from it, from the verb 'naṣara'

  3. 3.
    with kasra, and 'yafdul' with dammaboth

    with kasra, and 'yafdul' with damma

الفُضْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    what remains of somethingboth

    what remains of something

Parallel reading

الفضل والفضيلة: خلاف النقص والنقيصة.
Excellence and virtue: the opposite of deficiency and defect.
والإفضال: الإحسان.
And benevolence: kindness.
ورجل مفضال وامرأة مفضالة على قومها، إذا كانت ذات فضل سمحة.
And a man is 'mifdal' and a woman is 'mifdala' towards her people, if she is characterized by generous excellence.
وأفضل عليه وتفضل، بمعنى.
And he bestowed favor upon him, and he acted with favor, meaning the same.
والمتفضل أيضا: الذي يدعي الفضل على أقرانه.
And the one who claims superiority is also: he who claims merit over his peers.
يريد أن يتفضل عليكم
He wants to bestow favor upon you.
وأفضلت منه شيئا واستفضلت، بمعنى.
And I left over something from it, and I asked for a surplus, meaning the same.
وفضلته على غيره تفضيلا، إذا حكمت له بذلك، أي صيرته كذلك.
And I preferred him over others, making him so, if you judged him to be so, meaning you made him so.
وفاضلته ففضلته، إذا غلبته بالفضل.
And I competed with him in merit, and I surpassed him, if you overcame him by excellence.
والفضلة والفضالة: ما فضل من شئ.
And the surplus and the remainder: what is left over from something.
وفضل منه شئ يفضل، مثل دخل يدخل.
And something remained from it, it remains, like 'dakhala yadkhulu'.
وتفضلت المرأة في بيتها، إذا كانت في ثوب واحد، كالخيعل ونحوه.
And the woman dressed in her house, if she was in a single garment, like a khay'al and the like.
وذلك الثوب مفضل بكسر الميم، والمرأة فضل بالضم مثال جنب.
And that garment is 'mufaddal' (with kasra on the mim), and the woman is 'fadlun' (with damma, like 'junub').
وإنه لحسن الفضلة، عن أبى زيد، مثال الجلسة والركبة
And indeed, he is of good character, according to Abu Zayd, like 'jalsa' and 'rukba'.