مفضل

See also: مفصل

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ف ض ل (f-ḍ-l)

Derived from the passive participle of فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala, to prefer).

Adjective

مُفَضَّل • (mufaḍḍal) (feminine مُفَضَّلَة (mufaḍḍala), masculine plural مُفَضَّلُونَ (mufaḍḍalūna), feminine plural مُفَضَّلَات (mufaḍḍalāt))

  1. preferable

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “فضل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِفْضَل (mifḍal).

Noun

مفضل • (mifzal) (plural مفاضل (mefazil))

  1. dressing gown, an item of clothing in the form of an open robe
  2. (by extension) everyday garment, an item of clothing used daily

Descendants

  • Turkish: mifzal

Further reading

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