فائدة

See also: فائده, فائدہ, فایده, فایدہ, and فايدة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ي د (f-y-d).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

فَائِدَة (fāʔida) f (plural فَوَائِد (fawāʔid))

  1. usefulness, profit, advantage, benefit
    • a. 965, Al-Mutanabbi, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      مَصَائِبُ قَوْمٍ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ فَوَائِدُ
      maṣāʔibu qawmin ʕinda qawmin fawāʔidu
      The misfortunes of some people are advantages to others.
  2. gain
  3. (commerce) interest
  4. profitable saying, moral, useful remark, note, annotation
  5. sign

Declension

Synonyms

  • مَنْفَعَة (manfaʕa)
  • نَفْع (nafʕ) (uncountable)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • مَصَائِبُ قَوْمٍ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ فَوَائِدُ (maṣāʔibu qawmin ʕinda qawmin fawāʔidu, proverb)

Descendants

  • Maltese: fejda
  • Moroccan Arabic: فايدة (fāyda)
  • Bashkir: файҙа (fayða)
  • Indonesian: faedah
  • Turkish: fayda
  • Swahili: faida
  • Chuvash: пайта (pajt̬a)
  • Bulgarian: файда (fajda)

References

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