Arabic vocabulary
فَضْلِ is how you say “virtue” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
نطقت بفضله الْآيَات وَالْأَخْبَار
The verses and reports spoke of his virtue.
بِفَضْلِهِ — by his virtue. 'Bi-' (of / about) fused with 'merit / excellence' plus '-hi' (his) attached, genitive — 'of his merit'. The pairing 'spoke + bi-' means spoke about; the suffix points to Abu Bakr.
From: Abu Bakr: First Champion of Islam →أَمْزَحُ فِيهِ مَزْحَ أَهْلِ الْفَضْلِ وَالْمُزْحُ أَحْيَانًا جَلَاءُ الْعَقْلِ
I joke in it as people of merit do, and jesting sometimes clears the mind.
الْفَضْلِ — merit. The al- makes this definite, 'the' merit, and it closes the 'people of...' pairing as its owner. Sitting in the owned-by slot, it carries the genitive 'of' ending, locking the two words into 'people of merit'.
From: Permissible Laughter and Conduct →OpenArabic teaches words like فَضْلِ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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