Greetings & peopleRoot 7 of 12 in this field
ف-ض-ل
kindness, favour, merit
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Words from this root
7 words in 7 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.
فَعْل فَضْلٌ
favour, kindness; merit
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مِنْ فَضْلِكَ please ('of your kindness')
تَفَعَّلَ تَفَضَّلَ
to be so kind as to; (command) here you are, please go ahead
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- Present
- يَتَفَضَّلُ
- Command
- تَفَضَّلْ
تَفَضَّلْ to a man, تَفَضَّلِي to a woman
أَفْعَل أَفْضَلُ
better, best
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- Feminine
- فُضْلَى
فَعَّلَ فَضَّلَ
to prefer
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- Present
- يُفَضِّلُ
- Command
- فَضِّلْ
أُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ I prefer tea
مُفَعَّل مُفَضَّلٌ
favourite, preferred
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- Feminine
- مُفَضَّلَةٌ
فَاعِل فَاضِلٌ
virtuous, distinguished (a polite title)
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- Feminine
- فَاضِلَةٌ
تَفْعِيل تَفْضِيلٌ
preference; (grammar) اِسْمُ التَّفْضِيلِ, the comparative
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How the patterns shape this root
فَضْل is kindness or favour, so مِنْ فَضْلِكَ, 'of your kindness', is please. Form V تَفَضَّلَ is to be so kind, and its command تَفَضَّلْ is what a host says when handing you coffee or inviting you in: here you are, go ahead. أَفْضَل (أَفْعَل) is better or best, and the grammar name of that pattern is اِسْمُ التَّفْضِيلِ. Form II فَضَّلَ is to prefer — أُفَضِّلُ الْقَهْوَةَ — and مُفَضَّل (مُفَعَّل) is your favourite.
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