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tarap;tamapau ghaH

तरप्तमपौ घः ONPANINI 11022

/tarap and /tamap are called /gha

The term /gha is used in sUtras gharUpakalp... and kimettiGavy....

The /taddhita affix /tarap means -er and /tarap means -est.

zuklataraH शुक्लतरः "whiter"
zuklatamaH शुक्लतमः "whitest"

Unlike in English, both of these can mean "very white" too.

Unlike in English, adding these suffixes is not necessary to give comparative or superlative force —

kAko buddhimAJ caTakAt
काको बुद्धिमाञ्चटकात्
"a crow is smarter than a sparrow"

sa buddhimAn manuSyeSu
स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु
("he's wise among humans":) "he's the wisest human"