فاضل
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ف ض ل (f ḍ l) |
| 12 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of the verb فَضَلَ (faḍala).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faː.dˤil/
Adjective
فَاضِل • (fāḍil) (feminine فَاضِلَة (fāḍila), masculine plural فَاضِلُونَ (fāḍilūna), feminine plural فَاضِلَات (fāḍilāt))
- active participle of فَضَلَ (faḍala)
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فَاضِل fāḍil |
الْفَاضِل al-fāḍil |
فَاضِلَة fāḍila |
الْفَاضِلَة al-fāḍila |
| nominative | فَاضِلٌ fāḍilun |
الْفَاضِلُ al-fāḍilu |
فَاضِلَةٌ fāḍilatun |
الْفَاضِلَةُ al-fāḍilatu |
| accusative | فَاضِلًا fāḍilan |
الْفَاضِلَ al-fāḍila |
فَاضِلَةً fāḍilatan |
الْفَاضِلَةَ al-fāḍilata |
| genitive | فَاضِلٍ fāḍilin |
الْفَاضِلِ al-fāḍili |
فَاضِلَةٍ fāḍilatin |
الْفَاضِلَةِ al-fāḍilati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | فَاضِلَيْن fāḍilayn |
الْفَاضِلَيْن al-fāḍilayn |
فَاضِلَتَيْن fāḍilatayn |
الْفَاضِلَتَيْن al-fāḍilatayn |
| nominative | فَاضِلَانِ fāḍilāni |
الْفَاضِلَانِ al-fāḍilāni |
فَاضِلَتَانِ fāḍilatāni |
الْفَاضِلَتَانِ al-fāḍilatāni |
| accusative | فَاضِلَيْنِ fāḍilayni |
الْفَاضِلَيْنِ al-fāḍilayni |
فَاضِلَتَيْنِ fāḍilatayni |
الْفَاضِلَتَيْنِ al-fāḍilatayni |
| genitive | فَاضِلَيْنِ fāḍilayni |
الْفَاضِلَيْنِ al-fāḍilayni |
فَاضِلَتَيْنِ fāḍilatayni |
الْفَاضِلَتَيْنِ al-fāḍilatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | ? | ? | فَاضِلَات fāḍilāt |
الْفَاضِلَات al-fāḍilāt |
| nominative | ? | ? | فَاضِلَاتٌ fāḍilātun |
الْفَاضِلَاتُ al-fāḍilātu |
| accusative | ? | ? | فَاضِلَاتٍ fāḍilātin |
الْفَاضِلَاتِ al-fāḍilāti |
| genitive | ? | ? | فَاضِلَاتٍ fāḍilātin |
الْفَاضِلَاتِ al-fāḍilāti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: fazil
- → Chagatai: فاضل
- Uyghur: فازىل (fazil)
- Uzbek: fozil
- → Ottoman Turkish: فاضل (fâzıl)
- Turkish: fazıl
- → Persian: فاضل (fâzel)
- → Urdu: فاضِل (fāzil)
Proper noun
فَاضِل • (fāḍil) m
- a male given name, Fadil or Fadel
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: Fazil
- → Chagatai: فاضل
- Uyghur: فازىل (fazil)
- Uzbek: Fozil
- → Ottoman Turkish: فاضل (Fâzıl)
- Turkish: Fazıl
- → Persian: فاضل (fâzel)
- → Urdu: فاضِل (fāzil)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَاضِل (fāḍil).
Noun
فاضل • (fâzıl)
- exceeding, surpassing
- eminent, excellent
- erudite
Descendants
- Turkish: fazıl
Proper noun
فاضل • (Fâzıl)
- a male given name from Arabic
Descendants
- Turkish: Fazıl
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فاضل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1360
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فاضِل (fāḍil).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fɑː.zɪl/
- Rhymes: -ɪl
Adjective
فاضِل • (fāzil) (Hindi spelling फ़ाज़िल)
- exceeding, being over and above, abundant, in excess, redundant, superfluous, supernumerary
- excellent; virtuous; excellent in learning, learned, erudite; perfect, accomplished
Noun
فاضِل • (fāzil) m (Hindi spelling फ़ाज़िल)
- excess, redundancy, superfluity; residue, remainder, surplus, balance; receipt in excess (of revenue, etc.); waste
- a learned man, an erudite person, a perfect or accomplished scholar
Further reading
- “فاضل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “فاضل”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “فاضل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.