Fadl'

Etymology

The triliteral root fā ḍād lām (ف ض ل), according to corpus.quran.com, occurs in the Quran 104 times.

Compare with Latin «fidelis» - "faithful, loyal, true, trustworthy, dependable", from Latin «fides» - "reliance (act of relying on or trusting), loyalty, fidelity, faith (state of demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something)", from Proto-Indo-European «bʰeydʰ-» - "to command, to persuade, to trust". Compare with English «bide» - "to stay, continue".

Compare with Ancient Greek «πίστις - pístis» - "trust in others, faith", from Ancient Greek «πείθω - peíthō» - "'I convince, persuade; I mislead; I succeed through entreaty", from Proto-Indo-European «bʰéydʰeti» - "to trust".

For example: Joe Biden, where Biden from Middle Dutch «biden» - "to wait", from Proto-West Germanic «bīdan» - "to wait", From Proto-Germanic «bīdaną» - "to wait for, to await", From Proto-Indo-European «bʰéydʰeti» - "to trust".

Compare with English «infidelity» - "rejecting a specific religion, characteristic of, or relating to unbelievers or unbelief".

In the Quran

(2:47) O Children of Israel, remember My blessings that I had blessed you with, and that I had fidelized you (Arab. فَضَّلْتُكُمْ, faḍḍaltukum) above The Cognizers!

(45:16) We had given the Children of Israel the book and the judgment, and the prophethood, and We provided them with good provisions, and We fidelized them (Arab. وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ, wafaḍḍalnāhum) above The Cognizers.