Duals (Seq # 46)

In the Arabic language, Duals also have special pattern. مَرْفُوعٌ case has ان  as ending. مَــنْــصُــوْبٌ and مَجْرُورٌ have يْن (aiyn) as ending. See below table.

S.no	Singular	مَرْفُوعٌ	مَــنْــصُــوْبٌ	مَجْرُورٌ
1	مُسْلِمٌ	مُسْلِمَانِ	مُسْلِمَيْنِ	مُسْلِمَيْنِ
2	رَجُلٌ	رَجُلَانِ	رَجُلَيْنِ	رَجُلَيْنِ
3	يَتِيْمٌ	يَتِيْمَانِ	يَتِيْمَيْنِ	يَتِيْمَيْنِ

Exercises

• State TRUE or FALSE: The dual form of the word حِزْبٌ (a party) is present in the verse Quran (18:12) and it is not مَرْفُوعٌ.
• State TRUE or FALSE: The two dual forms are present in the verse Quran (18:32) and they are of the words رَجُلٌ (a man) and جَنَّــةٌ (a garden).
• State TRUE or FALSE: The dual form of the word “an orphan” is present in the verse Quran (18:82).

Answers to Exercises

Duals (Seq # 46)

T, T, T