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fāẓil (act. part. of فضل 'to exceed'; 'to excel,' etc.), adj. & s.m. Exceeding, being over and above, abundant, in excess, redundant, superfluous, supernumerary;—excellent; virtuous; excellent in learning, learned, erudite; perfect, accomplished;—excess, redundance, superfluity; residue, remainder, surplus, balance; receipt in excess (of revenue, etc.); waste;—a learned man, an erudite person, a perfect or accomplished scholar:—fāẓil-bāqī, s.f. A balance in favour; a surplus:—fāẓil nikālnā(-kī), To strike the balance (of):—fāẓil nikalnā, v.n. To exceed (amount at credit, etc.), to prove in excess; to excel; to become learned, etc.:—fāẓil honā, v.n. To turn out or become learned; to be or become proficient, or perfect, or accomplished.
Origin: Arabic