فائدة

Arabic

Root
ف ي د (f-y-d)

Etymology

Derived from the feminine form of active participle of the verb فَادَ (fāda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faː.ʔi.da/
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Noun

فَائِدَة • (fāʔida) f (plural فَوَائِد (fawāʔid))

  1. usefulness, profit, advantage, benefit
    • a. 965, Al-Mutanabbi, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      مَصَائِبُ قَوْمٍ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ فَوَائِدُ
      maṣāʔibu qawmin ʕinda qawmin fawāʔidu
      The misfortunes of some people are advantages to others.
  2. gain
  3. (commerce) interest
  4. profitable saying, moral, useful remark, note, annotation
  5. sign

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  • مَصَائِبُ قَوْمٍ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ فَوَائِدُ (maṣāʔibu qawmin ʕinda qawmin fawāʔidu, proverb)

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