Arabic vocabulary

فَضَائِلvirtues in Arabic

فَضَائِل is how you say “virtues” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

فالمحب يفرح بفضائله والمبغض يغتاظ حسرة
The lover rejoices in his virtues, and the hater seethes in anguish.
بِفَضَائِلِهِ — in his virtues. 'Bi-' (in / at) fused with a broken plural 'virtues' plus '-hi' (his) attached, genitive — 'at his merits'. The 'bi-' marks what he rejoices over.
From: The Prophet's Refuge in the Cave →
فضائله جليلة وَهِي خليّة عَن اللّبْس
His virtues are magnificent, and they are free from ambiguity.
فَضَائِلُهُ — his virtues. This is a 'broken' plural: rather than tack on an ending, Arabic pluralizes many nouns by recasting the vowels inside the word, so the plural barely resembles its singular. The fused '-hu' then adds the owner.
From: The Prophet's Refuge in the Cave →

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