أَقْوَىstronger

Example sentences

• وَتَمَاسَكَا، فَرُبَّمَا كَانَ شَيْطَانُ الْإِنْسِ أَقْوَى مِنْهُ،

  And they held on to each other, for perhaps the human devil was stronger than him.

  أَقْوَى — stronger. An elative 'stronger', serving as the predicate of the earlier 'was', so it takes the object-style ending that verb gives its predicate. Built on the 'more/most' pattern, it sets up a comparison whose standard follows. With 'was' it gives 'was stronger'.

  From: Choosing Good Companions →

• وَرُبَّمَا كَانَ الرَّجُلُ أَقْوَى مِنْ شَيْطَانِ الْإِنْسِ،

  And perhaps the man was stronger than the human devil.

  أَقْوَى — stronger. An elative 'stronger', the predicate of the earlier 'was', taking the object-style ending that verb gives its predicate. It sets up a comparison whose standard follows. With 'was' it gives 'was stronger'.

  From: Choosing Good Companions →

• وَثَبَاتُهُ عَلَيْهِ أَقْوَى مِنْ صَبْرِهِ عَمَّا يَضُرُّهُ

  And his steadfastness in it is stronger than his patience regarding what harms him.

  أَقْوَى — stronger. A comparative form built on the pattern that English handles with '-er' or 'more' ('stronger'). Arabic folds the comparison into the word's shape rather than adding a helper word. It works as the heart of the statement, asserting that one thing outweighs another, and it sets up the 'than' that follows.

  From: Patience and the Human Self →

• وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ تَكُونُ قُوَّةُ صَبْرِهِ عَنْ الْمُخَالَفَاتِ أَقْوَى

  And among them are those whose patience in refraining from transgressions is stronger.

  أَقْوَى — stronger. A comparative form ('stronger') that folds the comparison into the word's own shape rather than adding 'more'. It is the punchline of the clause, asserting this person's restraint outweighs others. With no 'than' phrase stated, the second term of the comparison is left implied from context.

  From: Patience and the Human Self →

• وَرُبَّمَا ظَنٌّ مَنْ لَا عِلْمَ لَهُ أَنَّ جَوَاذِبَ الْآخِرَةِ أَقْوَى،

  And perhaps one who has no knowledge might think that the attractions of the Hereafter are stronger.

  أَقْوَى — stronger. A comparative adjective ('stronger') serving as the predicate of the 'that' clause, telling you what the attractions are claimed to be. This single elative shape carries the whole 'more...' comparison that English splits into two words.

  From: Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness →