Arabic

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Root
ف ض ل (f ḍ l)
10 terms

Etymology

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Instance noun from فَضَلَ (faḍala, to be left over).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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فَضْلَة (faḍlaf (plural فَضَلَات (faḍalāt) or فَضْلَات (faḍlāt) or فِضَال (fiḍāl))

  1. what remains, residue, remainder
  2. feces
  3. (grammar) a word that is used in addition to words normally used
    Antonym: عُمْدَة (ʕumda)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Persian: فضله
  • Ottoman Turkish: فودله, فضله