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فُضُول
curiosity /fuˈdˤuːl/
nounB1#2306 most common
Also: inquisitiveness, nosiness, meddlesomeness
Example sentences
عِنْدَها فُضُولٌ كَثيرٌ.
She has a lot of curiosity.
فُضُولُ الطِّفْلِ يُساعِدُهُ على التَّعَلُّمِ.
A child's curiosity helps him learn.
دَفَعَني الفُضُولُ إلى قِراءَةِ الرِّسالَةِ.
Curiosity drove me to read the letter.
لم أستَطِعْ كَبْحَ فُضولي فَسَأَلْتُها عَنْ عُمْرِها.
I could not hold back my curiosity, so I asked her about her age.
كانَ فُضولُهُ العِلْميُّ الدافِعَ وَراءَ اكتِشافاتِهِ العَديدةِ.
His scientific curiosity was the drive behind his many discoveries.
مِنْ سوءِ الأدَبِ أن تَتَدَخَّلَ في شؤونِ الآخَرينَ بِدافِعِ الفُضولِ المَحْضِ.
It is rude to interfere in others' affairs out of pure nosiness.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فُضُولٌ | فُضُولٌ |
| Genitive | فُضُولٍ | فُضُولٍ |
| Accusative | فُضُولاً | فُضُولاً |
| Vocative | يا فُضُولُ | يا فُضُولُ |
Word family
فَضْلsurplus, favor, grace
فَضِيلةvirtue
فاضِلvirtuous, excellent
فُضُولِيّnosy, busybody
أفْضَلbetter, best
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ف-ض-ل (f-ḍ-l), which carries the idea of surplus, excess, and what is left over. In form فُضُول is a plural of فَضْل, "remainder" or "superfluity." Curiosity is framed as concern with matters beyond one's own affairs, the excess that is not one's business.
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