LessonsIsm al-Tafḍīl: Meaning, Eight Forms, Patterns and UseQuiz

The second masculine plural pattern is أَفَاعِلُ. It is a broken plural: the internal pattern changes instead of simply adding -ūna.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَكْبَرُ ← أَكَابِرُgreater or eminent people.
أَصْغَرُ ← أَصَاغِرُlesser or junior people.
أَضْرَبُ ← أَضَارِبُa paradigmatic broken plural for people stronger in striking.

The source exercise specifically includes أَضَارِبُ. Its morphology is the afāʿil pattern, not the -ūna plural.

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Broken masculine plural: afāʿil

Ism al-Tafḍīl: Meaning, Eight Forms, Patterns and Use

The second masculine plural pattern is أَفَاعِلُ. It is a broken plural: the internal pattern changes instead of simply adding -ūna.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَكْبَرُ ← أَكَابِرُgreater or eminent people.
أَصْغَرُ ← أَصَاغِرُlesser or junior people.
أَضْرَبُ ← أَضَارِبُa paradigmatic broken plural for people stronger in striking.

The source exercise specifically includes أَضَارِبُ. Its morphology is the afāʿil pattern, not the -ūna plural.