فضل

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فضل^¹

verb فَضَلَ · faḍala · يَفْضُلُ · فَضْل · فَاضِل

intransitive to remain, to be left over
Similar: بَقِيَ
transitive, of someone to exceed or outdo (especially in virtue, merit, or worth); to outworth
Similar: أَفْضَلَ

فضل^²

verb فَضُلَ · faḍula · يَفْضُلُ · فُضُول · فَاضِل

to become meritorious; to become illustrious
Similar: شَرُفَ

فضل^³

verb فَضَّلَ · faḍḍala · يُفَضِّلُ · تَفْضِيل · مُفَضِّل

transitive to deem more favorable, to prefer, to favor
Similar: آثَرَ
transitive, of a superior or a superordinate to make dominant, to privilege
transitive, of a superior or a superordinate to make distinct or prominent, to distinguish, to honor, to grace
Similar: مَازَ, مَيَّزَ, شَرَّفَ, مَزَّى

فضل^⁴

noun فَضْل · faḍl · فُضُول · أَفْضَال · الْفَضْل

uncountable grace, favor (especially when seen as unmerited or unconditional); courtesy
Similar: إِحْسَان
countable a blessing, an honor, a generous gift, a bestowment
Similar: إِحْسَان
uncountable distinction
Opposite: نَقْص
uncountable merit
Opposite: نَقْص
uncountable leftovers, remnants

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prefer to favor

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {فضل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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