افضل

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَفْضَل (ʔafḍal).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaf.ˈzal/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.zäl]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.zäl]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.zäl̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæf.zæl̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.zäl]

Readings
Classical reading^?	afzal
Dari reading^?	afzal
Iranian reading^?	afzal
Tajik reading^?	afzal

Adjective

افضل • (afzal)

more or most excellent, virtuous, distinguished, eminent, learned, noble

Descendants

→ Bengali: আফজল (aphjol), ফজল (phojol), ফাজিল (phajil)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “افضل”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul