Arabic vocabulary
فَادَ is how you say “benefit” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وَكَذَلِكَ كُلُّ مَا يشتهيه فالهوى مستحلب لَهُ مَا يَفِيدُ
And similarly, everything he desires, the desire draws to him what benefits.
يَفِيدُ — it benefits. Present-tense verb, subject 'it' built in.
From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →وإن كان عند التحقيق يؤول إلى الإفلاس، لكنهم لم يكونوا يقبلون من المناظرة إلا ما يفيد ولو ظنًّا ضعيفًا للناظر
although upon closer examination it leads to nothing, they would only accept from debate what was beneficial, even if it gave only a weak impression to the observer.
يُفِيدُ — was beneficial. Present 'benefits, yields a point', subject 'it' inside — 'what gives a benefit'; form-IV.
From: Rules of Scholarly Debate →OpenArabic teaches words like فَادَ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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