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superlative
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The elative (اسم التفضيل) is a form used in Arabic to compare two entities, indicating that one has more of a certain quality than the other: comparative (“more”) or superlative (“most”).
Media Arabic Booster 01/25
This month (01/25) in Media Arabic Booster: The airplane disaster in the USA and an article discussing the return of businessmen linked to Bashar al-Assad to Syria.
Media Arabic Booster 09/24
This month (09/24) in Media Arabic Booster: Hezbollah and Nasrallah's death in Lebanon and how Iran wants to gain a foothold in Sudan
Collective nouns in Arabic: Do you use the same word for camels and a camel?
Collective nouns, plurals and singular units are tricky in Arabic. What are the correct patterns, are they masculine or feminine and should we treat them as singular or plural? An overview
Mastering Egyptian Arabic comparatives and superlatives
Comparative and superlative forms in Egyptian Arabic have some features. Let's analyze some unique constructions and usage patterns.
Key features of Egyptian Arabic adjectives
Do you know how to say "small", "upper", "Turkish coffee", or "secondary" in Egyptian Arabic? This article will explain tricky things about the adjective.
20 questions: Dr. Hanada Taha Thomure (#4)
Episode #4 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for Hanada Taha Thomure, who develops standards for measuring text levels in Arabic.
Why Allahu Akbar translations can be misleading
Does Allahu Akbar mean "God is great" or "God is greater" or "God is the Greatest"? There is no clear answer. There even might be an underlying ellipsis.
الصَّلاةُ خَيْرٌ مِن الْنَّوْمِ: Why is the prayer better than sleep?
The Islamic call to prayer is a tricky construction. In Sunni Islam, the muezzin uses khayr (خير) which strangely denotes a comparative (better). Why?
What does Dunya mean?
The word الدنيا (al-Dunya) means "the world". But that is only the interpretation of the word - but not the literal meaning!
