أفضل

See also: أفصل‎ and افصل‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative of فَضِيل‎ (faḍīl, “outstanding, very good”), from the root ف ض ل‎ (f-ḍ-l).

Adjective

أَفْضَل • (ʾafḍal) (feminine فُضْلَى‎ (fuḍlā), masculine plural أَفْضَلُون‎ (ʾafḍalūn) or أَفَاضِل‎ (ʾafāḍil), feminine plural فُضْلَيَات‎ (fuḍlayāt))

elative degree of فَضِيل‎ (faḍīl):
1. better; best
2. 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
Dual	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

Descendants

Indonesian: afdal

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

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)

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