مَفْضُولٌ
Root: فضل
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مَفْضُولٌ
[pass. part. n. of فَضَلَ: as such signifying Exceeded; &c.: and excelled: and overcome, or surpassed, in highness, elevation, or eminence, of rank, &c.: and simply] overcome, or surpassed: whence the saying, يُوجَدُفِى قَدْ يُوجَدُ فِى المَفْضُولِ مَا لَا [Sometimes, or often, what is not found in the overcomer is found in the overcome].
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