تفضل

See also: تفصل

Arabic

Root
ف ض ل (f ḍ l)
12 terms

Etymology 1.1

Verb

تَفَضَّلَ • (tafaḍḍala) V (non-past يَتَفَضَّلُ (yatafaḍḍalu), verbal noun تَفَضُّل (tafaḍḍul))

to have the kindness of; be so kind; deign, condescend
تَفَضَّل ― tafaḍḍal ― here you go

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تَفَضَّلَ** (V, sound, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun **تَفَضُّل**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَفَضُّل tafaḍḍul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَفَضِّل mutafaḍḍil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُتَفَضَّل mutafaḍḍal
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	تَفَضَّلْتُ tafaḍḍaltu	تَفَضَّلْتَ tafaḍḍalta	تَفَضَّلَ tafaḍḍala	تَفَضَّلْتُمَا tafaḍḍaltumā	تَفَضَّلَا tafaḍḍalā	تَفَضَّلْنَا tafaḍḍalnā	تَفَضَّلْتُمْ tafaḍḍaltum	تَفَضَّلُوا tafaḍḍalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَفَضَّلْتُ tafaḍḍaltu	تَفَضَّلْتِ tafaḍḍalti	تَفَضَّلَتْ tafaḍḍalat	تَفَضَّلْتُمَا tafaḍḍaltumā	تَفَضَّلَتَا tafaḍḍalatā	تَفَضَّلْنَا tafaḍḍalnā	تَفَضَّلْتُنَّ tafaḍḍaltunna	تَفَضَّلْنَ tafaḍḍalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَفَضَّلُ ʔatafaḍḍalu	تَتَفَضَّلُ tatafaḍḍalu	يَتَفَضَّلُ yatafaḍḍalu	تَتَفَضَّلَانِ tatafaḍḍalāni	يَتَفَضَّلَانِ yatafaḍḍalāni	نَتَفَضَّلُ natafaḍḍalu	تَتَفَضَّلُونَ tatafaḍḍalūna	يَتَفَضَّلُونَ yatafaḍḍalūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَفَضَّلُ ʔatafaḍḍalu	تَتَفَضَّلِينَ tatafaḍḍalīna	تَتَفَضَّلُ tatafaḍḍalu	تَتَفَضَّلَانِ tatafaḍḍalāni	تَتَفَضَّلَانِ tatafaḍḍalāni	نَتَفَضَّلُ natafaḍḍalu	تَتَفَضَّلْنَ tatafaḍḍalna	يَتَفَضَّلْنَ yatafaḍḍalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَفَضَّلَ ʔatafaḍḍala	تَتَفَضَّلَ tatafaḍḍala	يَتَفَضَّلَ yatafaḍḍala	تَتَفَضَّلَا tatafaḍḍalā	يَتَفَضَّلَا yatafaḍḍalā	نَتَفَضَّلَ natafaḍḍala	تَتَفَضَّلُوا tatafaḍḍalū	يَتَفَضَّلُوا yatafaḍḍalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَفَضَّلَ ʔatafaḍḍala	تَتَفَضَّلِي tatafaḍḍalī	تَتَفَضَّلَ tatafaḍḍala	تَتَفَضَّلَا tatafaḍḍalā	تَتَفَضَّلَا tatafaḍḍalā	نَتَفَضَّلَ natafaḍḍala	تَتَفَضَّلْنَ tatafaḍḍalna	يَتَفَضَّلْنَ yatafaḍḍalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَفَضَّلْ ʔatafaḍḍal	تَتَفَضَّلْ tatafaḍḍal	يَتَفَضَّلْ yatafaḍḍal	تَتَفَضَّلَا tatafaḍḍalā	يَتَفَضَّلَا yatafaḍḍalā	نَتَفَضَّلْ natafaḍḍal	تَتَفَضَّلُوا tatafaḍḍalū	يَتَفَضَّلُوا yatafaḍḍalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَفَضَّلْ ʔatafaḍḍal	تَتَفَضَّلِي tatafaḍḍalī	تَتَفَضَّلْ tatafaḍḍal	تَتَفَضَّلَا tatafaḍḍalā	تَتَفَضَّلَا tatafaḍḍalā	نَتَفَضَّلْ natafaḍḍal	تَتَفَضَّلْنَ tatafaḍḍalna	يَتَفَضَّلْنَ yatafaḍḍalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَفَضَّلْ tafaḍḍal		تَفَضَّلَا tafaḍḍalā			تَفَضَّلُوا tafaḍḍalū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَفَضَّلِي tafaḍḍalī		تَفَضَّلَا tafaḍḍalā			تَفَضَّلْنَ tafaḍḍalna

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	—	—	تُفُضِّلَ tufuḍḍila	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَفَضَّلُ yutafaḍḍalu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَفَضَّلَ yutafaḍḍala	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَفَضَّلْ yutafaḍḍal	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants

→ Swahili: tafadhali

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.fadˤ.dˤul/

Noun

تَفَضُّل • (tafaḍḍul) m

verbal noun of تَفَضَّلَ (tafaḍḍala) (form V): deigning, condescension
courteousness, courtesy
favor, grace

Declension

Declension of noun **تَفَضُّل** (tafaḍḍul)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَفَضُّل tafaḍḍul	التَّفَضُّل at-tafaḍḍul	تَفَضُّل tafaḍḍul
nominative	تَفَضُّلٌ tafaḍḍulun	التَّفَضُّلُ at-tafaḍḍulu	تَفَضُّلُ tafaḍḍulu
accusative	تَفَضُّلًا tafaḍḍulan	التَّفَضُّلَ at-tafaḍḍula	تَفَضُّلَ tafaḍḍula
genitive	تَفَضُّلٍ tafaḍḍulin	التَّفَضُّلِ at-tafaḍḍuli	تَفَضُّلِ tafaḍḍuli

Etymology 1.3

Verb

تفضل (form I)

تَفْضُلُ (tafḍulu) /taf.dˤu.lu/: inflection of فَضَلَ (faḍala) and فَضُلَ (faḍula):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
تَفْضُلَ (tafḍula) /taf.dˤu.la/: inflection of فَضَلَ (faḍala) and فَضُلَ (faḍula):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
تَفْضُلْ (tafḍul) /taf.dˤul/: inflection of فَضَلَ (faḍala) and فَضُلَ (faḍula):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive

Etymology 1.4

Verb

تفضل (form II)

تُفَضِّلُ (tufaḍḍilu) /tu.fadˤ.dˤi.lu/: inflection of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
تُفَضَّلُ (tufaḍḍalu) /tu.fadˤ.dˤa.lu/: inflection of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
تُفَضِّلَ (tufaḍḍila) /tu.fadˤ.dˤi.la/: inflection of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
تُفَضَّلَ (tufaḍḍala) /tu.fadˤ.dˤa.la/: inflection of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
تُفَضِّلْ (tufaḍḍil) /tu.fadˤ.dˤil/: inflection of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
تُفَضَّلْ (tufaḍḍal) /tu.fadˤ.dˤal/: inflection of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 1.5

Verb

تفضل (form IV)

تُفْضِلُ (tufḍilu) /tuf.dˤi.lu/: inflection of أَفْضَلَ (ʔafḍala):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
تُفْضِلَ (tufḍila) /tuf.dˤi.la/: inflection of أَفْضَلَ (ʔafḍala):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
تُفْضِلْ (tufḍil) /tuf.dˤil/: inflection of أَفْضَلَ (ʔafḍala):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “فضل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ف ض ل
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَفَضَّلَ (tafaḍḍala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tfadˤ.dˤal/

Verb

تفضّل • (tfaḍḍal) V (non-past يتفضّل (yitfaḍḍal))

mediopassive of فضل (faḍḍal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تفضل**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	تفضّلت (tfaḍḍalt)	تفضّلتي (tfaḍḍalti)	تفضّل (tfaḍḍal)	تفضّلنا (tfaḍḍalna)	تفضّلتوا (tfaḍḍaltu)	تفضّلوا (tfaḍḍlu)
past	f	تفضّلت (tfaḍḍalt)	تفضّلتي (tfaḍḍalti)	تفضّلت (tfaḍḍlāt)	تفضّلنا (tfaḍḍalna)	تفضّلتوا (tfaḍḍaltu)	تفضّلوا (tfaḍḍlu)
non-past	m	نتفضّل (nitfaḍḍal)	تتفضّل (titfaḍḍal)	يتفضّل (yitfaḍḍal)	نتفضّلوا (nitfaḍḍlu)	تتفضّلوا (titfaḍḍlu)	يتفضّلوا (yitfaḍḍlu)
non-past	f	نتفضّل (nitfaḍḍal)	تتفضّلي (titfaḍḍli)	تتفضّل (titfaḍḍal)	نتفضّلوا (nitfaḍḍlu)	تتفضّلوا (titfaḍḍlu)	يتفضّلوا (yitfaḍḍlu)
imperative	m		تفضّل (tfaḍḍal)			تفضّلوا (tfaḍḍlu)
imperative	f		تفضّلي (tfaḍḍli)			تفضّلوا (tfaḍḍlu)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ف ض ل
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَفَضَّلَ (tafaḍḍala).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tfadˤ.dˤal/, [ɪtˈfɑdˤ.dˤɑl]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

تفضّل • (tfaḍḍal) V (present بتفضّل (bitfaḍḍal))

to kindly do something

Usage notes

This verb is mainly used in the imperative to invite someone to do something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تفضل**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	تفضّلت (tfaḍḍalt)	تفضّلت (tfaḍḍalt)	تفضّل (tfaḍḍal)	تفضّلنا (tfaḍḍalna)	تفضّلتو (tfaḍḍaltu)	تفضّلو (tfaḍḍalu)
past	f	تفضّلت (tfaḍḍalt)	تفضّلتي (tfaḍḍalti)	تفضّلت (tfaḍḍalat)	تفضّلنا (tfaḍḍalna)	تفضّلتو (tfaḍḍaltu)	تفضّلو (tfaḍḍalu)
present	m	بتفضّل (batfaḍḍal)	بتتفضّل (btitfaḍḍal)	بتفضّل (bitfaḍḍal)	منتفضّل (mnitfaḍḍal)	بتتفضّلو (btitfaḍḍalu)	بتفضّلو (bitfaḍḍalu)
present	f	بتفضّل (batfaḍḍal)	بتتفضّلي (btitfaḍḍali)	بتتفضّل (btitfaḍḍal)	منتفضّل (mnitfaḍḍal)	بتتفضّلو (btitfaḍḍalu)	بتفضّلو (bitfaḍḍalu)
subjunctive	m	اتفضّل (atfaḍḍal)	تتفضّل (titfaḍḍal)	يتفضّل (yitfaḍḍal)	نتفضّل (nitfaḍḍal)	تتفضّلو (titfaḍḍalu)	يتفضّلو (yitfaḍḍalu)
subjunctive	f	اتفضّل (atfaḍḍal)	تتفضّلي (titfaḍḍali)	تتفضّل (titfaḍḍal)	نتفضّل (nitfaḍḍal)	تتفضّلو (titfaḍḍalu)	يتفضّلو (yitfaḍḍalu)
imperative	m		تفضّل (tfaḍḍal)			تفضّلو (tfaḍḍalu)
imperative	f		تفضّلي (tfaḍḍali)			تفضّلو (tfaḍḍalu)