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مِفْضَالٌ

Root: فضل

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مِفْضَالٌ and مِفْضَلٌ and مُفَضَّلٌ and فَضَّالٌ A man possessing much excellence, or superiority, and beneficence, and goodness, and liberality, or bounty. And رَجُلٌ مِفْضَالٌ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ, and اِمْرَأَةٌ مِفْضَالَةٌ عَلَى قَوْمِهَا, A man, and a woman, possessing excellence, or superiority, [or much thereof, agreeably with the former explanation, over his, and her, people,] and liberal or bountiful [or very liberal or bountiful].
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