Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Morphology 1 Comparatives, Superlatives, and Epithets What are comparatives and superlatives? How are comparatives and superlatives formed? What is an epithet? Comparatives and superlatives are a form that denotes something being compared. For example: یُوسفُ ﺃکبَرُ من ﺇبراهیمَ (Yūsif is bigger than Ibrāhīm) Comparatives and superlatives are only formed from triliteral verbs having the form;ﺃفعَلَ.
For example: ﺃکرَم ﺃصدَق (more truthful, more generous) An epithet is a form taken from intransitive verbs that denote a fixed state. It has many forms, for example: ﺃسوَد عَطشان ظَریف ضَخم بَطَل (black, brave, big, elegant, thirsty) Previous Next