أَعْظَمُgreater

Example sentences

• أَجَاءَ الْغَسَّانِيُّ قَالَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَاكَ،

  The Ghassani came and said, "Even greater than that."

  أَعْظَمُ — greater. A comparison adjective 'greater' (the 'more/most' shape); it heads a 'greater than X' frame and reaches forward to 'that' as the thing surpassed. The form itself carries the comparative force.

  From: Umar and the Prophet's Wives →

• وَأَخْبَرَ عَنْ مَحَبَّتِهِ لِأَهْلِهِ وَفِي ذُلِّكَ أَعْظَمُ تَرْغِيبٍ لِلرَّاغِبِينَ

  And He informed of His love for its people, and in that is the greatest encouragement for those who desire.

  أَعْظَمُ — greatest. An elative ('greatest') serving as the predicate of the clause, in the nominative as its comment. The elative form carries the superlative internally, and it heads an 'of' pairing with the next noun.

  From: Patience and God's Help →

• أَعْظَمُ الْمُعَاقِبَةَ أَنْ لَا يَحِسَّ الْمُعَاقِبُ بِالْعُقُوبَةِ،

  The greatest punishment is that the one being punished does not feel the punishment.

  أَعْظَمُ — greatest. A comparative-superlative adjective, 'greatest', built on a fixed pattern that carries the 'most' inside the word with no separate word for it. It heads a possessive pairing with the next noun, so the two read 'the greatest of...'. It opens the maxim about the worst punishment.

  From: Vigilance Against Worldly Deception →