تفاضل

Arabic

Root
ف ض ل (f ḍ l)
12 terms

Verb

تَفَاضَلَ • (tafāḍala) VI (non-past يَتَفَاضَلُ (yatafāḍalu), verbal noun تَفَاضُل (tafāḍul))

to differ in excellence

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تَفَاضَلَ** (VI, sound, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun **تَفَاضُل**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَفَاضُل tafāḍul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَفَاضِل mutafāḍil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُتَفَاضَل mutafāḍal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَفَاضَلْتُ tafāḍaltu	تَفَاضَلْتَ tafāḍalta	تَفَاضَلَ tafāḍala	تَفَاضَلْتُمَا tafāḍaltumā	تَفَاضَلَا tafāḍalā	تَفَاضَلْنَا tafāḍalnā	تَفَاضَلْتُمْ tafāḍaltum	تَفَاضَلُوا tafāḍalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَفَاضَلْتُ tafāḍaltu	تَفَاضَلْتِ tafāḍalti	تَفَاضَلَتْ tafāḍalat	تَفَاضَلْتُمَا tafāḍaltumā	تَفَاضَلَتَا tafāḍalatā	تَفَاضَلْنَا tafāḍalnā	تَفَاضَلْتُنَّ tafāḍaltunna	تَفَاضَلْنَ tafāḍalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَفَاضَلُ ʔatafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلُ tatafāḍalu	يَتَفَاضَلُ yatafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلَانِ tatafāḍalāni	يَتَفَاضَلَانِ yatafāḍalāni	نَتَفَاضَلُ natafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلُونَ tatafāḍalūna	يَتَفَاضَلُونَ yatafāḍalūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَفَاضَلُ ʔatafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلِينَ tatafāḍalīna	تَتَفَاضَلُ tatafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلَانِ tatafāḍalāni	تَتَفَاضَلَانِ tatafāḍalāni	نَتَفَاضَلُ natafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلْنَ tatafāḍalna	يَتَفَاضَلْنَ yatafāḍalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَفَاضَلَ ʔatafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلَ tatafāḍala	يَتَفَاضَلَ yatafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	يَتَفَاضَلَا yatafāḍalā	نَتَفَاضَلَ natafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلُوا tatafāḍalū	يَتَفَاضَلُوا yatafāḍalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَفَاضَلَ ʔatafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلِي tatafāḍalī	تَتَفَاضَلَ tatafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	نَتَفَاضَلَ natafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلْنَ tatafāḍalna	يَتَفَاضَلْنَ yatafāḍalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَفَاضَلْ ʔatafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلْ tatafāḍal	يَتَفَاضَلْ yatafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	يَتَفَاضَلَا yatafāḍalā	نَتَفَاضَلْ natafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلُوا tatafāḍalū	يَتَفَاضَلُوا yatafāḍalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَفَاضَلْ ʔatafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلِي tatafāḍalī	تَتَفَاضَلْ tatafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	نَتَفَاضَلْ natafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلْنَ tatafāḍalna	يَتَفَاضَلْنَ yatafāḍalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَفَاضَلْ tafāḍal		تَفَاضَلَا tafāḍalā			تَفَاضَلُوا tafāḍalū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَفَاضَلِي tafāḍalī		تَفَاضَلَا tafāḍalā			تَفَاضَلْنَ tafāḍalna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُفُوضِلَ tufūḍila	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَفَاضَلُ yutafāḍalu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَفَاضَلَ yutafāḍala	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَفَاضَلْ yutafāḍal	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Noun

تَفَاضُل • (tafāḍul) m

verbal noun of تَفَاضَلَ (tafāḍala) (form VI)
superiority
surplus
(mathematics) remainder

Declension

Declension of noun **تَفَاضُل** (tafāḍul)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَفَاضُل tafāḍul	التَّفَاضُل at-tafāḍul	تَفَاضُل tafāḍul
nominative	تَفَاضُلٌ tafāḍulun	التَّفَاضُلُ at-tafāḍulu	تَفَاضُلُ tafāḍulu
accusative	تَفَاضُلًا tafāḍulan	التَّفَاضُلَ at-tafāḍula	تَفَاضُلَ tafāḍula
genitive	تَفَاضُلٍ tafāḍulin	التَّفَاضُلِ at-tafāḍuli	تَفَاضُلِ tafāḍuli

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: təfazül
→ Ottoman Turkish: تفاضل (tefazul)
- Turkish: tefazül
→ Persian: تفاضل

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تفاضل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

From the Arabic verbal noun تَفَاضُل (tafāḍul).

Noun

تفاضل • (tafâzol)

difference
Synonym: تفریق (tafriq)