أَفْعَلَانِ is the masculine dual form, referring to two masculine entities possessing the quality to a greater degree. In the source's nominative paradigm, the dual ending is -āni.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَكْبَرُ ← أَكْبَرَانِtwo greater/bigger males.
أَصْغَرُ ← أَصْغَرَانِtwo smaller males.
أَعْلَمُ ← أَعْلَمَانِtwo more knowledgeable males.
These are nominative paradigm forms; the dual ending can change under other syntactic cases.
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Ism al-Tafḍīl: Meaning, Eight Forms, Patterns and Use
أَفْعَلَانِ is the masculine dual form, referring to two masculine entities possessing the quality to a greater degree. In the source's nominative paradigm, the dual ending is -āni.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَكْبَرُ ← أَكْبَرَانِtwo greater/bigger males.
أَصْغَرُ ← أَصْغَرَانِtwo smaller males.
أَعْلَمُ ← أَعْلَمَانِtwo more knowledgeable males.
These are nominative paradigm forms; the dual ending can change under other syntactic cases.