fadhl فضل
Tunisian Derja · noun
“fadhl” (فضل) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning favor, grace (often divine).
Meanings
- favor, grace (often divine)
- merit, credit owed to someone
Usage
The noun fadhl means a favor received or someone's merit. It is mostly heard in the phrase bfadhl, "thanks to": bfadhl rabbi, "thanks to God", bfadhlek, "thanks to you". In a sentence like "el fadhl lih", it means "the credit goes to him". The verb from the same root, fadhdhel ("to prefer"), is common: nfadhdhel el 9ahwa 3al tey, "I prefer coffee to tea". Do not confuse it with fadhel or fadhla, "remainder, what is left", which sound similar.
Example
نجحت بفضل ربي وبفضل والديا
nja7t bfadhl rabbi w bfadhl waldiya
“I succeeded thanks to God and thanks to my parents.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fadhl” but also “fadl” and “fadhel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fadhl” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to prefer one thing to another”; “to favor someone, show favoritism”: fddel in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to prefer”; “to favour someone”: feddel in Algerian.