38 The following Adjectives are compared irregularly : Positive. Comparative. Superlative. rrjAjc, (moygh) f oj<strong>of</strong> ^eAjiji, (nees A|* ^CATIJI, (as good \ far,) far.) i / n > T, j frctor rneArA, (nees Af n?eAf A. ' OlC, (UlK,; Dad -\ ^ mas-a, j nj<strong>of</strong>t, (more,) f r>for rno, (nees mow) AJ* n)6. (beug,) fufor IVSA, (nees /7#/e, \ lloo-a,) i|i (ga /7 -ur) f r)|or 3io|ifiA, (nees Aor#, ,/. 111 \ C gir-a,) t)f<strong>of</strong> trAi&e, vy v (nees Af ,( iOQQn~aj A f . j ji ioiddh-e,) long, j C^tr 1*1*9 (nees she-a) Af I . , j (nees) ( , (goir-e) (nnas-a) T)eA|"A. perfect or exceedingly, vji 5le very, the positive, as very good; fto strong; AT) bocb very or too poor ; tfy, &lv?r) before #00 beautiful; ^'^,\i lfoi)CA sufficiently full ; v]t ffeAl very humble or lowly ; jte jeAl (generally pronounced 5le JCA!) very white. 17o and |tj are sometimes preceded by 50, as CA rt)6 50 TI] mA^c / /w very, or perfectly well; c& |* 30 rio borjA /^e is extremely ill. Oe /" it, or /or f, is <strong>of</strong>ten added to comparatives, as ir ^eAjtfi-be m& ^n I am the better <strong>of</strong>\ or jfbr that. " Another comparative, not now in use, occurs sometimes in our MSS., distinguished by the termination cip. or c-fp. ; as 3)llC]|i, whiter ; sl^ltic^i, greener, b>?bici|i, blacker. This appears to me to be the same as the Persian comparative in tar; as khub, fair; khubtar, fairer; in Irish, CAerb, c
39 Positive. Comparative. Superlative. C f r13re(fuig- f ro3vr,(io-gus) )i)jo r , ) she,) -JWSf^j near, *S (nees,) r ) ^otrce, (fush- } po|rce. C C. ke,) C *, (fur-us.) , usth) , (fur- ( f^ -us,)* ) fus - a ') {fltfJ ) V A 1" ' US " a> Ct)]or ceo, (nees AJ* ceo. cec (ttheh) hot,l ttho,) , (ee"-6n,) ow^,
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