NOMINAL DUAL FORMS (الاسم المثنى) FOR NOUNS
By: Yusuf Basirat Bolanle
In our previous lesson, we said that, in Arabic Language, The Dual forms can come in three major ways, which are:
Then, we discussed Dual Forms in Arabic Language (For Pronouns).
2. Nominal Dual (الإسم المثنى)
In Arabic language, singular nouns are made dual by adding
(أ and ن) to their ends. Therefore, the (أ) alif is the only dual
maker while the (ن) nun represents the parsing marks that
usually added to a singular nouns, which are tanween:
fathataan (ً), kasrataan (ٍ) and dammataan (ٌ) for indefinite
nouns.
Note: It is important to note that the alif and nun (أ and ن) are
usually changed to (ين) yaa and nun when the nouns are in the
position of object or after a preposition. So, (أ and ن) alif and
nun, and (ين) yaa and nun are the dual makers.
- Alif and nun (أ and ن) are added to the nouns if they are in subjective positions in the sentences: Examples are
الاسم المفرد
القلم
الرجل
البنت
المثنى في محلّ الرفع
القلمان
الرجلان
البنتان
الأمثلة فى الجمل
القلامان الجديدان
جلس الرجلان على المقعد
جلستْ البنتان على المقعد
Alif and nun (أ and ن) are changed to (ين) when the nouns are in objective positions in the sentences: examples are:
الاسم المفرد
القلم
الرجل
البنت
المثنى في محلّ النصب
القلمين
الرجلين
البنتين
الأمثلة فى الجمل
اشتريت القلمين
رأيت الرجلين
ضربت البنتين
- Alif and nun (أ and ن) are also changed to (ين) when the nouns are in the positions of prepositional objects in the sentences:
examples are:
الاسم المفرد
القلم
الرجل
البنت
المثنى المجرور
القلمين
الرجلين
البنتين
ألأمثلة فى الجمل
كتبت بالقلمين
مررت بالرّجلين
سلَّمت على البنتين
- Alif and nun (أ and ن) are also changed to (ين) when the nouns are in the positions of possessive pronouns (مضاف إليه) in the sentences:
Examples are:
سيارة الرجلين جديدة
The two men’s car is new
كتاب البنتين جديد
The two daughters’ book is old
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