Derived Nouns: Comparative/Superlative Noun (Ism Tafdheel - Feminine & Combined)

1. Feminine Ism Tafdheel

The masculine form studied in the previous level uses one pattern; the feminine form uses a different pattern.
The basic feminine singular weight in this level is فُعْلَىٰ.
It expresses greater or greatest degree in a quality when the described noun is feminine.

2. The Four Feminine Forms

The feminine paradigm in this lesson has 4 forms.

FormNumber / type
فُعْلَىٰsingular feminine
فُعْلَيَانِdual feminine
فُعْلَيَاتٌsound plural feminine
فُعَلٌbroken plural feminine

So the pattern contains one singular, one dual, and two plural forms.

3. Two Feminine Plural Forms

The feminine paradigm contains two different plural forms.

FormPlural type
فُعْلَيَاتٌsound plural
فُعَلٌbroken plural

The sound plural keeps the feminine base more visibly; the broken plural changes the internal shape.

4. Practice with the Root Nasara

Apply the feminine four-form pattern to the root نَصَرَ.

FormNumber / type
نُصْرَىٰsingular feminine
نُصْرَيَانِdual feminine
نُصْرَيَاتٌsound plural feminine
نُصَرٌbroken plural feminine

These four forms are the practice set used in this lesson.

5. Masculine and Feminine Side by Side

Now compare the masculine and feminine paradigms directly.

FeminineMasculinePosition
نُصْرَىٰأَنْصَرُsingular
نُصْرَيَانِأَنْصَرَانِdual
نُصْرَيَاتٌأَنْصَرُوْنَsound plural
نُصَرٌأَنَاصِرُbroken plural

This gives one complete eight-form comparative map: four masculine and four feminine.

6. How to Recognize the Feminine Forms Quickly

Use the shape of the ending to identify each form.

ExampleRecognition clue
نُصْرَىٰbase feminine singular
نُصْرَيَانِdual form
نُصْرَيَاتٌsound feminine plural
نُصَرٌbroken plural

Recognize the grammatical form first; then read the meaning from context.

7. Meezan Section Complete

You have now completed the Meezan section of this course.
1. Past, Mudhaari', command, and prohibition patterns have been covered.
2. The main derived nouns in this section have been introduced.
3. Ism Tafdheel is now complete in both masculine and feminine forms.
4. The next section moves into Munsha'ib and the classification of verb patterns.