الأَعْلَى
A word in the Arabic language will either be 1) a verb or 2) a noun or 3) a particle – الأَعْلَى is a noun
A noun may either be 1) Definite or indefinite 2) Masculine or feminine 3) Singular, dual or plural 4) Nominative, accusative or genitive
الأَعْلَى is the natural state of this definite noun and it remains to الأَعْلَى even though it is in the genitive case due to: 1) a preposition that precedes it or 2) a possessed noun that precedes it or 3) it’s a noun of dependent declension a) نَعْتٌ / صِفَطٌ adjectives b) التَّوْكِيْدُ emphatic c) المَعْطُوْفٌ conjunction d) البَدَلُ synonym
The final letter in this nominal pattern الأَعْلَى is a weak letter (ي) weak letters do not show their endings, their endings have to be estimated (deduced by reason)
The great
To be high, elevated, lofty, exalted, ascend, overcome, be proud, be upon, be over, go up, rise in rank or dignity, raise, take up, mount, overtop
| الْمَعْرِفَةُ | مُفْرَدٌ | مُذَكَّرٌ | مَجْرُوْرٌ | ع ل و | بَاب سَمِعَ | عَلِيَ يَعْلَى | أَفْعَلُ | اسْمٌ | الْاِسْمُ التَّفْضِيْلُ |
| Definite | Singular | Masculine | Genitive | Root | Exalted / High | س | Pattern | Noun | Superlative noun |
| Surah/ | Below are the 3 verses in the holy Quran containing the genitive noun | الأَعْلَى |
| Verse | ||
| 79-24 | and said, “I am your lord, the high” | فَقَالَ أَنَاْ رَبُّكُمُ الأَعْلَى |
| 87-1 | Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most-High, | سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى |
| 92-20 | except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High | إِلَّا ابْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَى |