زَيْدٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ خَالِدٍ.
The preposition min introduces the comparator and makes Khālid genitive. It is not the same as the ordinary spatial sense of min.
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Use One: With Min
Ism al-Tafḍīl: Formation, Comparison, Agreement and Parsing
زَيْدٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ خَالِدٍ.
The preposition min introduces the comparator and makes Khālid genitive. It is not the same as the ordinary spatial sense of min.