English → Arabic
favorite in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- mufaḍḍal
- Arabizi
mfaddal- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ف ض ل
How to use it
"Favorite" translates as "مُفَضَّل" (mufaḍḍal) for masculine nouns and "مُفَضَّلَة" for feminine. It is an adjective placed after the noun it describes.
Example sentences
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هَذَا الْكِتَابُ مُفَضَّلِي.
hādhā al-kitābu mufaḍḍalī.
This book is my favorite.
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الطَّبَقَةُ المُفَضَّلَةُ لِي هِيَ السَّمَكُ.
al-ṭabaqatu al-mufaḍḍalatu lī hiya al-samaku.
My favorite dish is fish.
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هَلْ هَذِهِ الأَلْعَابُ مُفَضَّلَةٌ لَكَ؟
hal hādhihi al-alʿābu mufaḍḍalatu laka?
Is this game your favorite?
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
And then my favorite.
ما يعجبني من بين كل ذلك هو
Pick your favorite bat.
اختر مضربك المفضل.
That's my favorite chair.
ذاك كرسيي المفضل.
My favorite color is red.
لوني المفضّل هو الأحمر.
What's your favorite music?
ما هي موسيقاكَ المفضّلة؟
What's your favorite novel?
ما هي روايتك المفضلة؟
Who's your favorite pianist?
من هو أحب عازفي البيانو إليك.
Choose your favorite racket.
اختر مضربك المفضل.
Hollywood’s Favorite Villains
أوغاد هوليود المفضلون
Physics is my favorite subject.
الفيزياء هي مادتي المفضلة.
Mathematics is my favorite subject.
الرياضيات مادّتي المفضّلة.
What's your favorite television program?
ما هو برنامجك التفزيوني المفضل؟
Questions and answers
Can "favorite" be used as a noun?
Yes, you can say "المُفَضَّل" meaning "the favorite one".
What is the opposite of "favorite"?
The opposite is "مكروه" (makrūh) meaning "disliked".
Related words and expressions
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