See also: فصل and ف ض ل

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ف ض ل (f ḍ l)
10 terms

Verb

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فَضَلَ or فَضِلَ (faḍala or faḍila) I (non-past يَفْضُلُ (yafḍulu), verbal noun فَضْل (faḍl))

  1. (intransitive) to remain, to be left over
    Synonym: بَقِيَ (baqiya)
  2. (transitive, of someone) to exceed or outdo (especially in virtue, merit, or worth); to outworth
    Synonym: أَفْضَلَ (ʔafḍala)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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

  1. to become meritorious; to become illustrious
    Synonym: شَرُفَ (šarufa)
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to deem more favorable, to prefer, to favor [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘over’]
    Synonym: آثَرَ (ʔāṯara)
  2. (transitive, of a superior or a superordinate) to make dominant, to privilege [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘over’]
    1. (transitive) to make distinct or prominent, to distinguish, to honor, to grace
      Synonyms: مَازَ (māza), مَيَّزَ (mayyaza), شَرَّفَ (šarrafa), مَزَّى (mazzā)
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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فَضْل (faḍlm (plural فُضُول (fuḍūl) or أَفْضَال (ʔafḍāl))

  1. (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
  2. (uncountable) distinction
    Antonym: نَقْص (naqṣ)
    1. (uncountable, theology) merit
  3. (uncountable) leftovers, remnants
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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ف ض ل
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Etymology 1

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From Arabic فَضَلَ (faḍala).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fidˤil/, [fɪdˤɪl]

Verb

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

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

Etymology 2

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From Arabic فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala).

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Verb

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

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

Etymology 3

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From Arabic فَضْل (faḍl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fadˤil/, [fadˤɪl]

Noun

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فضل (faḍilm (construct state فَضْل (faḍl), plural أفضال (ʔafḍāl))

  1. grace

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ف ض ل
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala).

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Verb

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

  1. to favor

Conjugation

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

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic فَضْل (faḍl).

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

Noun

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فضل (fazl)

  1. 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]‎[1]:
      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)
  2. excellence, virtue, merit
    Synonym: فضیلت (fazliyat)
  3. favor, grace, gift
    Synonym: لطف (lotf)

Further reading

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “فضل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ف ض ل
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fadˤ.dˤal/, [ˈfʌdˤ.dˤʌl]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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

  1. to prefer

Conjugation

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