lens - Are prime lenses sharper than normal or telephoto zoom lenses?

Example:
The prime lens Nikon 1.4F G is said to be very sharp at F3.5.
So, if I compare that with the normal or telephoto zoom lens's F3.5, will the level of sharpness be same?

If no, then will the sharpness of the prime lens be better as compared to its counterpart at the max aperture (without diffraction)?

Assumptions:
- The sensor size, and brand for both lenses are same.
- The normal/telephoto len's aperture starts from F3.5 to F16.
- The prime len's aperture starts from F1.4 to F16.

- The focal length used for shooting is 50 mm for both.

Answer

There is no answer to your general question.

Prime lenses are usually sharper than zooms at the same focal-length and aperture, mostly at wider apertures when the sensor out-resolves the lens. At one point lenses can out-resolve the sensor and then you will see equal sharpness in your images despite a potential difference in lens sharpness.

If someone were to built a prime and a zoom today with the best technologies, then the prime will be sharper since there are less variables in its design. However, once you compare lenses introduced at different time and even different quality levels, you will have to compare case-by-case.

Now, manufacturers choose to use different qualities of materials, different designs and tolerances today which sets the price-point of lenses. That is why you see standard zoom lenses which are very soft at their widest apertures. Other premium zooms can be extremely sharp from wide-open.