Tanween, at end of a word, indicates the word is singular- كِتَابٌ a book. حَقِيْبَةٌ a bag. In this chapter, we will learn dual and plural.
Rule of dual-
If Ism is in the مَرْفُوْعٌ state then اَنِ has to be added at the end and if is in مَنْصُوْبٌ and مَجْرُوْرٌ state then يْنِ has to be added at the end to make it dual/pair.
الْمُثَنَّى |
الْمُفْرَدُ |
State |
عِنْدِيْ كِتَابَانِ I have 2 books |
عِنْدِيْ كِتَابٌ I have 1 book |
مَرْفُوْعٌ |
رَأَيْتُ طَالِبَيْنِ I saw 2 students |
رَأَيْتُ طَالِبًا I saw 1 student |
مَنْصُوْبٌ |
هٰذَا لِطَالِبَيْنِ This is for 2 students |
هٰذَا لِطَالِبٍ This is for 1 student |
مَجْرُوْرٌ |
عِنْدِيْ حَقِيْبَتَانِ I have 2 bags |
عِنْدِيْ حَقِيْبَةٌ I have 1 bag |
مَرْفُوْعٌ |
رَأَيْتُ طَالِبَتَيْنِ I saw 2 female students |
رَأَيْتُ طَالِبَةً I saw 1 female student |
مَنْصُوْبٌ |
هٰذَا لِطَالِبَتَيْنِ This is for 2 female students |
هٰذَا لِطَالِبَةٍ This is for 1 female student |
مَجْرُوْرٌ |
It should be mentioned that word having ا، اء، ى at the end will have little bit different rules.
If dual is mudaf then ن is omitted-
Where are the daughters of Belal? |
أَيْنَ بِنْتَا بِلَالٍ؟ |
بِنْتَانِ |
I saw 2 daughters of Belal |
رَأَيْتُ بِنْتَيْ بِلَالٍ؟ |
بِنْتَيْنِ |
I am searching 2 daughters of Belal |
أَبْحَثُ عَنْ بِنْتَيْ بِلَالٍ |
بِنْتَيْنِ |
Examples from Quran-
We are two litigants, one of whom has wronged the other 38:22 |
خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ |
Two gardens, one at the right and one at the left. |
جَنَّتَانِ عَن يَمِينٍ وَشِمَالٍ |
Allah did not place two hearts in any man. |
مَّا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِرَجُلٍ مِّن قَلْبَيْنِ فِي جَوْفِهِ |
Give them the example of two men |
وَاضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ |
I made night and day two signs. |
وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ آيَتَيْنِ |
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