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أَعْقَلَ more sensible in Arabic

أَعْقَلَ is how you say “more sensible” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

أَوْ أَبْعَدُ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَعْقَلَ مِنَ الْآخَرِ

Or even farther, if one of them is more sensible than the other.

أَعقل more sensible

This is a comparative form, 'more sensible', on the af'al pattern, standing as the predicate of the 'was' clause, so it takes the accusative that verb governs. The standard it is measured against comes via the comparative min ('than') next. It states how the one man surpasses the other.

From On Reason and Temptation

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More example sentences

فَإِنَّ أَعْقَلَ النَّاسِ عَنِ اللَّهِ أَحْسَنُهُمْ عَمَلًا

Indeed, the people most mindful of God are best in their deeds.

أَعْقَلَ most mindful

This is a superlative form on the af'al pattern, 'most mindful', and as head of an 'of' pairing with 'the people' it expresses 'the most mindful of people'. Arabic builds the superlative by adding this pattern to a following definite group. It is the subject of the maxim.

From On Reason and Temptation

وَمَا رَأَيْتُ فِي الْقُضَاةِ أَعْقَلَ مِنْهُ

I have not seen anyone among the judges wiser than him.

أَعْقَلَ wiser

A comparison-form adjective, the 'more X' shape, meaning 'wiser / more sensible'. It pairs with the 'than' word that follows to set up a comparison, ranking the judge above all others.

From Permissible Laughter and Conduct

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