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أفضل
أفضل
Arabic
Adjective
أَفْضَل • (ʾafḍal) (feminine فُضْلَى (fuḍlā), masculine plural أَفْضَلُون (ʾafḍalūn) or أَفَاضِل (ʾafāḍil), feminine plural فُضْلَيَات (fuḍlayāt))
- elative degree of فَضِيل (faḍīl):
- better; best
- more outstanding; most outstanding
- preferable
Declension
Declension of adjective أَفْضَل (ʾafḍal)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَفْضَل ʾafḍal |
الْأَفْضَل al-ʾafḍal |
فُضْلَى fuḍlā |
الْفُضْلَى al-fuḍlā |
| Nominative | أَفْضَلُ ʾafḍalu |
الْأَفْضَلُ al-ʾafḍalu |
فُضْلَى fuḍlā |
الْفُضْلَى al-fuḍlā |
| Accusative | أَفْضَلَ ʾafḍala |
الْأَفْضَلَ al-ʾafḍala |
فُضْلَى fuḍlā |
الْفُضْلَى al-fuḍlā |
| Genitive | أَفْضَلَ ʾafḍala |
الْأَفْضَلِ al-ʾafḍali |
فُضْلَى fuḍlā |
الْفُضْلَى al-fuḍlā |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَفْضَلَيْن ʾafḍalayn |
الْأَفْضَلَيْن al-ʾafḍalayn |
فُضْلَيَيْن fuḍlayayn |
الْفُضْلَيَيْن al-fuḍlayayn |
| Nominative | أَفْضَلَانِ ʾafḍalāni |
الْأَفْضَلَانِ al-ʾafḍalāni |
فُضْلَيَانِ fuḍlayāni |
الْفُضْلَيَانِ al-fuḍlayāni |
| Accusative | أَفْضَلَيْنِ ʾafḍalayni |
الْأَفْضَلَيْنِ al-ʾafḍalayni |
فُضْلَيَيْنِ fuḍlayayni |
الْفُضْلَيَيْنِ al-fuḍlayayni |
| Genitive | أَفْضَلَيْنِ ʾafḍalayni |
الْأَفْضَلَيْنِ al-ʾafḍalayni |
فُضْلَيَيْنِ fuḍlayayni |
الْفُضْلَيَيْنِ al-fuḍlayayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَفْضَلِين; أَفَاضِل ʾafḍalīn; ʾafāḍil |
الْأَفْضَلِين; الْأَفَاضِل al-ʾafḍalīn; al-ʾafāḍil |
فُضْلَيَات fuḍlayāt |
الْفُضْلَيَات al-fuḍlayāt |
| Nominative | أَفْضَلُونَ; أَفَاضِلُ ʾafḍalūna; ʾafāḍilu |
الْأَفْضَلُونَ; الْأَفَاضِلُ al-ʾafḍalūna; al-ʾafāḍilu |
فُضْلَيَاتٌ fuḍlayātun |
الْفُضْلَيَاتُ al-fuḍlayātu |
| Accusative | أَفْضَلِينَ; أَفَاضِلَ ʾafḍalīna; ʾafāḍila |
الْأَفْضَلِينَ; الْأَفَاضِلَ al-ʾafḍalīna; al-ʾafāḍila |
فُضْلَيَاتٍ fuḍlayātin |
الْفُضْلَيَاتِ al-fuḍlayāti |
| Genitive | أَفْضَلِينَ; أَفَاضِلَ ʾafḍalīna; ʾafāḍila |
الْأَفْضَلِينَ; الْأَفَاضِلِ al-ʾafḍalīna; al-ʾafāḍili |
فُضْلَيَاتٍ fuḍlayātin |
الْفُضْلَيَاتِ al-fuḍlayāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أفضل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “أفضل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4
Etymology 2
Verb
أُفَضِّلُ • (ʾufaḍḍilu) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active indicative of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)
Verb
أُفَضِّلَ • (ʾufaḍḍila) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)
Verb
أُفَضِّلْ • (ʾufaḍḍil) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past active jussive of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)
Verb
أُفَضَّلُ • (ʾufaḍḍalu) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive indicative of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)
Verb
أُفَضَّلَ • (ʾufaḍḍala) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)
Verb
أُفَضَّلْ • (ʾufaḍḍal) (form II)
- first-person singular non-past passive jussive of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala)