أَصْغَرُ and صُغْرَى form another key masculine/feminine pair. Both have the root ṣ-gh-r, but their patterns differ.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَصْغَرُsmaller, masculine singular, on afʿal.
صُغْرَىsmaller, feminine singular, on fuʿlā.
أَصْغَرُونَmasculine sound-plural paradigm form.
صُغْرَيَاتٌfeminine sound-plural paradigm form.
The ordinary adjective ṣaghīr means “small”; the comparative pattern expresses a higher degree of smallness relative to something else.
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Ism al-Tafḍīl: Meaning, Eight Forms, Patterns and Use
أَصْغَرُ and صُغْرَى form another key masculine/feminine pair. Both have the root ṣ-gh-r, but their patterns differ.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَصْغَرُsmaller, masculine singular, on afʿal.
صُغْرَىsmaller, feminine singular, on fuʿlā.
أَصْغَرُونَmasculine sound-plural paradigm form.
صُغْرَيَاتٌfeminine sound-plural paradigm form.
The ordinary adjective ṣaghīr means “small”; the comparative pattern expresses a higher degree of smallness relative to something else.