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فائِدَة
benefit /ˈfaːʔida/
nounA2#1062 most common
Also: use, usefulness, advantage, interest (on money)
Example sentences
ما فائِدَةُ هٰذا؟
What is the use of this?
في الرِّياضَةِ فائِدَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ.
There is great benefit in exercise.
لا أَرى أيَّ فائِدَةٍ في هٰذا العَمَلِ.
I do not see any use in this work.
لا فائِدَةَ مِنَ النِّقاشِ مَعَهُ لِأنَّهُ عَنيدٌ.
There is no use arguing with him because he is stubborn.
رَفَعَ المَصرِفُ سِعرَ الفائِدَةِ عَلى القُروضِ.
The bank raised the interest rate on loans.
رَغمَ الفَوائِدِ الكَثيرَةِ الّتي حَقَّقَتْها الشَّرِكَةُ، ظَلَّتْ فائِدَتُها الحَقيقيّةُ لِلمُجتَمَعِ مَحدودَةً.
Despite the many profits the company made, its real benefit to society stayed limited.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فائِدَةٌ (fāʾidatun) | فَوائِدُ (fawāʾidu) |
| Genitive | فائِدَةٍ (fāʾidatin) | فَوائِدَ (fawāʾida) |
| Accusative | فائِدَةً (fāʾidatan) | فَوائِدَ (fawāʾida) |
| Vocative | يا فائِدَةُ (yā fāʾidatu) | يا فَوائِدُ (yā fawāʾidu) |
Word family
مُفيدuseful, beneficial
أَفادَto benefit; to inform
اِسْتَفادَto benefit from, make use of
فَوائِدbenefits; interest (plural)
إِفادَةbenefit; statement, deposition
Etymology
From the triliteral root ف-ي-د (f-y-d), which carries the idea of being useful or profitable. فائِدَة is the feminine active participle of the verb فادَ, 'to be of use,' so it names a thing that brings benefit. The financial sense, interest on money, grew out of the general meaning of gain.
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