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فَضْل
favor /ˈfadˤl/
nounA1#251 most common
Also: grace, kindness, merit, virtue, surplus, excess
Example sentences
مِن فَضْلِكَ، أَغلِقِ البابَ.
Please, close the door.
شُكراً عَلى فَضْلِكَ.
Thank you for your kindness.
نَجَحْتُ بِفَضْلِ مُساعَدَتِكَ.
I succeeded thanks to your help.
لِلْمُعَلِّمِ فَضْلٌ كَبيرٌ في بِناءِ المُجْتَمَعِ.
The teacher has great merit in building society.
يُعْرَفُ فَضْلُ العالِمِ كَفَضْلِ القَمَرِ عَلى النُّجومِ.
The scholar's merit is known like the moon's superiority over the stars.
وَالفَضْلُ ما شَهِدَتْ بِهِ الأَعْداءُ.
True merit is that to which even enemies bear witness.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فَضْلٌ (faḍlun) | أَفْضالٌ (afḍālun) |
| Genitive | فَضْلٍ (faḍlin) | أَفْضالٍ (afḍālin) |
| Accusative | فَضْلاً (faḍlan) | أَفْضالاً (afḍālan) |
| Vocative | يا فَضْلُ (yā faḍlu) | يا أَفْضالُ (yā afḍālu) |
Word family
Etymology
From the Semitic triliteral root ف-ض-ل (f-ḍ-l), whose base sense is to exceed or be left over. What exceeds a measure becomes a surplus, and what surpasses others becomes superior, so the root yields merit and excellence. From the idea of giving beyond what is owed comes the sense of favor and grace.
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