تفاضل

Arabic

Root
ف ض ل (f ḍ l)
10 terms

Verb

تَفَاضَلَ • (tafāḍala) VI (non-past يَتَفَاضَلُ (yatafāḍalu), verbal noun تَفَاضُل (tafāḍul))

to differ in excellence

Conjugation

Conjugation of تَفَاضَلَ (VI, sound, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun تَفَاضُل)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَفَاضُل tafāḍul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَفَاضِل mutafāḍil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُتَفَاضَل mutafāḍal
		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	تَفَاضَلْتُ tafāḍaltu	تَفَاضَلْتَ tafāḍalta	تَفَاضَلَ tafāḍala	تَفَاضَلْتُمَا tafāḍaltumā	تَفَاضَلَا tafāḍalā	تَفَاضَلْنَا tafāḍalnā	تَفَاضَلْتُمْ tafāḍaltum	تَفَاضَلُوا tafāḍalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَفَاضَلْتُ tafāḍaltu	تَفَاضَلْتِ tafāḍalti	تَفَاضَلَتْ tafāḍalat	تَفَاضَلْتُمَا tafāḍaltumā	تَفَاضَلَتَا tafāḍalatā	تَفَاضَلْنَا tafāḍalnā	تَفَاضَلْتُنَّ tafāḍaltunna	تَفَاضَلْنَ tafāḍalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَفَاضَلُ ʔatafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلُ tatafāḍalu	يَتَفَاضَلُ yatafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلَانِ tatafāḍalāni	يَتَفَاضَلَانِ yatafāḍalāni	نَتَفَاضَلُ natafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلُونَ tatafāḍalūna	يَتَفَاضَلُونَ yatafāḍalūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَفَاضَلُ ʔatafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلِينَ tatafāḍalīna	تَتَفَاضَلُ tatafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلَانِ tatafāḍalāni	تَتَفَاضَلَانِ tatafāḍalāni	نَتَفَاضَلُ natafāḍalu	تَتَفَاضَلْنَ tatafāḍalna	يَتَفَاضَلْنَ yatafāḍalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَفَاضَلَ ʔatafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلَ tatafāḍala	يَتَفَاضَلَ yatafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	يَتَفَاضَلَا yatafāḍalā	نَتَفَاضَلَ natafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلُوا tatafāḍalū	يَتَفَاضَلُوا yatafāḍalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَفَاضَلَ ʔatafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلِي tatafāḍalī	تَتَفَاضَلَ tatafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	نَتَفَاضَلَ natafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلْنَ tatafāḍalna	يَتَفَاضَلْنَ yatafāḍalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَفَاضَلْ ʔatafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلْ tatafāḍal	يَتَفَاضَلْ yatafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	يَتَفَاضَلَا yatafāḍalā	نَتَفَاضَلْ natafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلُوا tatafāḍalū	يَتَفَاضَلُوا yatafāḍalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَفَاضَلْ ʔatafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلِي tatafāḍalī	تَتَفَاضَلْ tatafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	نَتَفَاضَلْ natafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلْنَ tatafāḍalna	يَتَفَاضَلْنَ yatafāḍalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَفَاضَلْ tafāḍal		تَفَاضَلَا tafāḍalā			تَفَاضَلُوا tafāḍalū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَفَاضَلِي tafāḍalī		تَفَاضَلَا tafāḍalā			تَفَاضَلْنَ tafāḍalna
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	—	—	تُفُوضِلَ tufūḍila	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَفَاضَلُ yutafāḍalu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَفَاضَلَ yutafāḍala	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَفَاضَلْ yutafāḍal	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Noun

تَفَاضُل • (tafāḍul) m

verbal noun of تَفَاضَلَ (tafāḍala) (form VI)
superiority
surplus
(mathematics) remainder

Declension

Declension of noun تَفَاضُل (tafāḍul)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَفَاضُل tafāḍul	التَّفَاضُل at-tafāḍul	تَفَاضُل tafāḍul
Nominative	تَفَاضُلٌ tafāḍulun	التَّفَاضُلُ at-tafāḍulu	تَفَاضُلُ tafāḍulu
Accusative	تَفَاضُلًا tafāḍulan	التَّفَاضُلَ at-tafāḍula	تَفَاضُلَ tafāḍula
Genitive	تَفَاضُلٍ tafāḍulin	التَّفَاضُلِ at-tafāḍuli	تَفَاضُلِ tafāḍuli

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: təfazül
→ Ottoman Turkish: تفاضل (tefazul)
- Turkish: tefazül
→ Persian: تفاضل

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “تفاضل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

From the Arabic verbal noun تَفَاضُل (tafāḍul).

Noun

تفاضل • (tafâzol)

difference
Synonym: تفریق (tafriq)