أَرْضَيْنِlands

Example sentences

• فقال قيسوا ما بين الأرضين فإلى أيتهما كان أدنى فهو له،

  He said, 'Measure the distance between the two lands, and whichever he is closer to is his.'

  الأَرْضَيْنِ — the two lands. This is the DUAL — 'the two lands' — Arabic's dedicated form for exactly two, marked by the '-ayn' ending (here in its genitive shape after 'between'). Where English adds 'two', Arabic folds 'exactly two' into the noun's ending itself.

  From: Righteous Company →

• فَقَالَ قِيسُوا مَا بَيْنَ الْأَرْضَيْنِ

  He said, "Measure what is between the two lands."

  الْأَرْضَيْنِ — the two lands. This noun is in the dual, Arabic's dedicated 'exactly two' form, which folds the count straight into the word's ending instead of using a separate word like 'two'. Its genitive-dual tail also shows it is governed by the preceding 'between', so the shape alone tells you the measuring spans two specific lands.

  From: The Joy of Repentance →