Vocabulary: The dual (Lesson 16)
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| اَلْمُثَنَّى | al-muthannā | the dual | Grammar |
| ـَانِ | -āni | dual suffix (nominative) | Suffix |
| ـَيْنِ | -ayni | dual suffix (acc./gen.) | Suffix |
| هَذَانِ | hādhāni | these two (m.) | Demonstrative |
| هَاتَانِ | hātāni | these two (f.) | Demonstrative |
| هُمَا | humā | they two | Pronoun |
| كِتَابَانِ | kitābāni | two books | Dual noun |
| قَلَمَانِ | qalamāni | two pens | Dual noun |
| مُعَلِّمَانِ | muʿallimāni | two teachers | Dual noun |
| طَالِبَتَانِ | ṭālibatāni | two (f.) students | Dual noun |
| اثْنَانِ | ithnāni | two (m.) | Number |
| اثْنَتَانِ | ithnatāni | two (f.) | Number |
Dual: add ـَانِ (rafʿ) or ـَيْنِ (naṣb/jarr). هَذَانِ for masculine dual, هَاتَانِ for feminine. هُمَا = they two.