مفضل
See also: مفصل
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the passive participle of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala, “to prefer”), from the root ف ض ل (f-ḍ-l).
Adjective
مُفَضَّل • (mufaḍḍal) (feminine مُفَضَّلَة (mufaḍḍala), masculine plural مُفَضَّلُونَ (mufaḍḍalūna), feminine plural مُفَضَّلَات (mufaḍḍalāt))
- preferable
Declension
Declension of adjective مُفَضَّل (mufaḍḍal)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُفَضَّل mufaḍḍal | الْمُفَضَّل al-mufaḍḍal | مُفَضَّلَة mufaḍḍala | الْمُفَضَّلَة al-mufaḍḍala |
| Nominative | مُفَضَّلٌ mufaḍḍalun | الْمُفَضَّلُ al-mufaḍḍalu | مُفَضَّلَةٌ mufaḍḍalatun | الْمُفَضَّلَةُ al-mufaḍḍalatu |
| Accusative | مُفَضَّلًا mufaḍḍalan | الْمُفَضَّلَ al-mufaḍḍala | مُفَضَّلَةً mufaḍḍalatan | الْمُفَضَّلَةَ al-mufaḍḍalata |
| Genitive | مُفَضَّلٍ mufaḍḍalin | الْمُفَضَّلِ al-mufaḍḍali | مُفَضَّلَةٍ mufaḍḍalatin | الْمُفَضَّلَةِ al-mufaḍḍalati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُفَضَّلَيْن mufaḍḍalayn | الْمُفَضَّلَيْن al-mufaḍḍalayn | مُفَضَّلَتَيْن mufaḍḍalatayn | الْمُفَضَّلَتَيْن al-mufaḍḍalatayn |
| Nominative | مُفَضَّلَانِ mufaḍḍalāni | الْمُفَضَّلَانِ al-mufaḍḍalāni | مُفَضَّلَتَانِ mufaḍḍalatāni | الْمُفَضَّلَتَانِ al-mufaḍḍalatāni |
| Accusative | مُفَضَّلَيْنِ mufaḍḍalayni | الْمُفَضَّلَيْنِ al-mufaḍḍalayni | مُفَضَّلَتَيْنِ mufaḍḍalatayni | الْمُفَضَّلَتَيْنِ al-mufaḍḍalatayni |
| Genitive | مُفَضَّلَيْنِ mufaḍḍalayni | الْمُفَضَّلَيْنِ al-mufaḍḍalayni | مُفَضَّلَتَيْنِ mufaḍḍalatayni | الْمُفَضَّلَتَيْنِ al-mufaḍḍalatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُفَضَّلِين mufaḍḍalīn | الْمُفَضَّلِين al-mufaḍḍalīn | مُفَضَّلَات mufaḍḍalāt | الْمُفَضَّلَات al-mufaḍḍalāt |
| Nominative | مُفَضَّلُونَ mufaḍḍalūna | الْمُفَضَّلُونَ al-mufaḍḍalūna | مُفَضَّلَاتٌ mufaḍḍalātun | الْمُفَضَّلَاتُ al-mufaḍḍalātu |
| Accusative | مُفَضَّلِينَ mufaḍḍalīna | الْمُفَضَّلِينَ al-mufaḍḍalīna | مُفَضَّلَاتٍ mufaḍḍalātin | الْمُفَضَّلَاتِ al-mufaḍḍalāti |
| Genitive | مُفَضَّلِينَ mufaḍḍalīna | الْمُفَضَّلِينَ al-mufaḍḍalīna | مُفَضَّلَاتٍ mufaḍḍalātin | الْمُفَضَّلَاتِ al-mufaḍḍalāti |
Synonyms
- أَفْضَل (ʾafḍal)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “فضل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN