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Pattern Masculine Superlative Male أَفْعَلِيْنَ نَصْب جَرّ Noun

Front أَفْعَلِيْنَ
Back males who do more (or the most)
Back2 نَصْب or جَرّ
Back3 MASCULINE
Back4 SUPERLATIVE NOUN: The masculine singular of the superlative noun is constructed by placing the three base letters on the pattern of ( أَفْعَلtable 15.1). For example, replacing the fā’ ف ain , عand lām ل positions in this pattern with ( ك-ب-رto be big) forms ( أَكْبَر a male who is biggest or a male who is bigger). This pattern is ghair munsarif ( )غَيْر مُنْصَرِف and therefore neither permits a double vowel [tanwīn] nor a single kasrah on its last letter.
Back5 يْنِ for sound plural or dual

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