Modern Standard Arabic comparative data #
MSA compares with X ʔafʕal min Y: the separative preposition min 'from' marks the standard (WALS Ch 121A: locational, [Sta13b]) and the elative pattern ʔafʕal carries the comparison, with no separate degree word. Superlative via the elative without a comparison standard.
The min-comparative: separative preposition-marked standard.
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The elative pattern carries comparison; no separate degree word.
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Elative superlative.