One masculine plural pattern is أَفْعَلُونَ, adding the nominative sound-masculine plural ending -ūna.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَكْبَرُونَbigger/greater men.
أَصْغَرُونَsmaller men.
أَعْلَمُونَmen who are more knowledgeable.
The textbook exercise asks for the meaning of أَعْلَمُونَ. Although its lexical quality relates to knowledge, the form is a masculine plural comparative noun/adjective, not a past-tense verb.
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Ism al-Tafḍīl: Meaning, Eight Forms, Patterns and Use
One masculine plural pattern is أَفْعَلُونَ, adding the nominative sound-masculine plural ending -ūna.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَكْبَرُونَbigger/greater men.
أَصْغَرُونَsmaller men.
أَعْلَمُونَmen who are more knowledgeable.
The textbook exercise asks for the meaning of أَعْلَمُونَ. Although its lexical quality relates to knowledge, the form is a masculine plural comparative noun/adjective, not a past-tense verb.