(١٧) الْدرسُ الْسَّابِعُ عَشَرَ Lesson 17

  • In this lesson we will Insha Allah learn the following:

    • The dual form (الْمُثَنَّى) of the Arabic Nouns - i.e. the form that relates to two of something.   This is very important within the Arabic language and is used frequently.

English Transliteration Arabic Sing. / Dual / Plural Masc. / Fem.

The teacher (Singular)

Al Mudarrisu

الْمُدَرِّسُ

الْمُفْرَدُ الْمُذَكَّرُ

(Masc.)

Two teachers (Dual)

Al Mudarrisaani

الْمُدَرِّسَانِ

الْمُثَنَّى

The teachers (Plural)

Al Mudarrisoona

الْمُدَرِّسُوْنَ

الْجَمْعُ

The teacher (Singular)

Al Mudarrisatu

الْمُدَرِّسَةُ

الْمُفْرَدُ الْمؤَنَّثُ

(Fem.)

Two teachers (Dual)

Al Mudarrisataani

الْمُدَرِّسَتَانِ

الْمُثَنَّى

The teachers (Plural)

Al Mudarrisaatu

الْمُدَرِّسَاتُ

الْجَمْعُ
  • We will also learn the dual form of the Demonstrative Pronouns for the near objects for both the masculine and the feminine objects (i.e. these and those):

English Transliteration Arabic Sing. / Dual / Plural Masc. / Fem.

This (masculine)

Hadhaa

هَذَا

الْمُفْرَدُ الْمُذَكَّرُ

These (two)

Hadhani

هَذَانِ

الْمُثَنَّى

These (all)

Haulaa i

هَؤُلاَءِ

الْجَمْعُ

This (feminine)

Hadhihi

هَذِهِ

الْمُفْرَدُ الْمؤَنَّثُ

These (two)

Hatani

هَاتَانِ

الْمُثَنَّى

These all

Haulaa i

هَؤُلاَءِ

الْجَمْعُ
  • And we will learn the Dual form of the Personal Pronouns for the third person:

  • We will also learn a new interrogative Article in this lesson Insha Allah:

Arabic

English

كَمْ؟

How many?