فَاضِلٌ
Root: فضل
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فَاضِلٌ
[act. part. n. of فَضَلَ: as such signifying Exceeding; &c.]. One says, مَالُ فُلَانٍ فَاضِلٌ i. e. [The wealth, or property, of such a one is superfluous; or] abundant, or much in quantity, such as has exceeded the supply of food sufficient to sustain life (فَضَلَ عَنِ القُوتِ).
2 And [Excelling; or excellent, as also فَضِيلٌ , of which the pl. is فُضَلَآءُ, but which is probably postclassical: or it is] applied to a man as [a possessive epithet] meaning possessing فَضْل [i. e. excel-lence]. [And conventionally, Erudite; or excellent in learning.]
3 See also مَفْضُولٌ.
2 And [Excelling; or excellent, as also فَضِيلٌ , of which the pl. is فُضَلَآءُ, but which is probably postclassical: or it is] applied to a man as [a possessive epithet] meaning possessing فَضْل [i. e. excel-lence]. [And conventionally, Erudite; or excellent in learning.]
3 See also مَفْضُولٌ.
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