Arabic Dual: Five Things You Need to Know

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English

1. 1. In Arabic, the dual form is used to indicate two of something.

   2. When a noun ending in "taa marbuta" (ة) takes a suffix, the ending changes to "taa maftuha" (ت).

   3. For dual forms, "انِ" (aani) is added in the nominative case and "ين َ " (ayni) in the accusative/genitive cases.

   4. The final "i" in "aani" and "ayni" isn't pronounced if followed by a pause.

   5. So, "وَلَد" (walad, boy) becomes "وَلَدَانِ" (waladāni) and "وَلَدَيْنِ" (waladayni), and "شَجَرَة" (shajarat, tree) becomes "شَجَرَتَانِ" (shajaratāni) and "شَجَرَتَيْنِ" (shajaratayni).

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