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ف-ض-ل

The Arabic root ف-ض-ل (f-d-l)

Form I verb فَضَلَ: to remain

18 words in the dictionary are built from ف-ض-ل, including verbs in Forms I, II, IV, V, VI. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

Most common

Adjective
preferable
Verb · Form I
to remain
Adjective
preferable
Noun
grace
Verb · Form IV
to do a favor for
Adjective
فُضُولِيّ
curious
Noun
فَضْلَة
what remains
Noun
أَفْضَلِيَّة
priority

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

فَضَلَ · present يَفْضُلُ
Form I · The plain action

to remain, to be left over; to exceed or outdo (especially in virtue, merit, or worth); to outworth

Verbal noun
grace
فَاضِل
Active participle
مَفْضُول
Passive participle
فَضْلَة
Derived noun
what remains
فَضُلَ · present يَفْضُلُ
Form I · The plain action

to become meritorious; to become illustrious

فُضُول
Verbal noun
curiosity
فَاضِل
Active participle
فَضَّلَ · present يُفَضِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to deem more favorable, to prefer, to favor; to make dominant, to privilege

تَفْضِيل
Verbal noun
مُفَضِّل
Active participle
Passive participle
preferable
أَفْضَلَ · present يُفْضِلُ
Form IV · Causative

to do a favor for, to oblige; to present, to honor; to grant, to award, to bestow

إِفْضَال
Verbal noun
مُفْضِل
Active participle
مُفْضَل
Passive participle
تَفَضَّلَ · present يَتَفَضَّلُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to have the kindness of; be so kind; deign, condescend

تَفَضُّل
Verbal noun
courteousness
مُتَفَضِّل
Active participle
مُتَفَضَّل
Passive participle
تَفَاضَلَ · present يَتَفَاضَلُ
Form VI · Mutual action

to differ in excellence

تَفَاضُل
Verbal noun
superiority
مُتَفَاضِل
Active participle
مُتَفَاضَل
Passive participle

Other nouns and adjectives

Adjective
preferable
فُضُولِيّ
Adjective
curious
أَفْضَلِيَّة
Noun
priority
فَضِيل
Adjective
excellent
فَضِيلَة
Noun
virtue

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