تفاضل

Arabic

Root
ف ض ل (f-ḍ-l)

Verb

تَفَاضَلَ • (tafāḍala) VI, non-past يَتَفَاضَلُ‎ (yatafāḍalu)

1. to differ in excellence

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَفَاضَلَ

(form-VI sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَفَاضُل tafāḍul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَفَاضِل mutafāḍil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَفَاضَل mutafāḍal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَفَاضَلْتُ tafāḍaltu	تَفَاضَلْتَ tafāḍalta	تَفَاضَلَ tafāḍala		تَفَاضَلْتُمَا tafāḍaltumā	تَفَاضَلَا tafāḍalā		تَفَاضَلْنَا tafāḍalnā	تَفَاضَلْتُمْ tafāḍaltum	تَفَاضَلُوا tafāḍalū
	f		تَفَاضَلْتِ tafāḍalti	تَفَاضَلَتْ tafāḍalat			تَفَاضَلَتَا tafāḍalatā			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
	f		تَتَفَاضَلِينَ tatafāḍalīna	تَتَفَاضَلُ tatafāḍalu			تَتَفَاضَلَانِ tatafāḍalāni			تَتَفَاضَلْنَ tatafāḍalna	يَتَفَاضَلْنَ yatafāḍalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَفَاضَلَ ʔatafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلَ tatafāḍala	يَتَفَاضَلَ yatafāḍala		تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	يَتَفَاضَلَا yatafāḍalā		نَتَفَاضَلَ natafāḍala	تَتَفَاضَلُوا tatafāḍalū	يَتَفَاضَلُوا yatafāḍalū
	f		تَتَفَاضَلِي tatafāḍalī	تَتَفَاضَلَ tatafāḍala			تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā			تَتَفَاضَلْنَ tatafāḍalna	يَتَفَاضَلْنَ yatafāḍalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَفَاضَلْ ʔatafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلْ tatafāḍal	يَتَفَاضَلْ yatafāḍal		تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā	يَتَفَاضَلَا yatafāḍalā		نَتَفَاضَلْ natafāḍal	تَتَفَاضَلُوا tatafāḍalū	يَتَفَاضَلُوا yatafāḍalū
	f		تَتَفَاضَلِي tatafāḍalī	تَتَفَاضَلْ tatafāḍal			تَتَفَاضَلَا tatafāḍalā			تَتَفَاضَلْنَ tatafāḍalna	يَتَفَاضَلْنَ yatafāḍalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَفَاضَلْ tafāḍal			تَفَاضَلَا tafāḍalā				تَفَاضَلُوا tafāḍalū
	f		تَفَاضَلِي tafāḍalī							تَفَاضَلْنَ tafāḍalna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُفُوضِلَ tufūḍila		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَفَاضَلُ yutafāḍalu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَفَاضَلَ yutafāḍala		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَفَاضَلْ yutafāḍal		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Noun

تَفَاضُل • (tafāḍul) m

1. verbal noun of تَفَاضَلَ (tafāḍala) (form VI)
2. superiority
3. surplus
4. (mathematics) remainder

Declension

Declension of noun تَفَاضُل (tafāḍul)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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)

1. difference

   Synonym: تفریق (tafriq)