الضِّفَّتَيْنِthe two banks in Arabic

Example sentences

• قَالَ لَا بَلْ مَا بَيْنَ الضِّفَّتَيْنِ

  He said, "No; rather, drink what is between the two banks."

  الضِّفَّتَيْنِ — the two banks. The dual, 'two banks', with 'al-' (the): 'the two banks', in the form 'between' requires. The count of two lives in the word's shape; the article marks the known pair. Its case is set by the preceding preposition.

  From: Luqman's Wisdom and Trial →