In lahā fakhidhān, lahā functions as the preposed predicate and fakhidhān as the delayed subject. The dual nominative ends in -ān.
In kaʾannahumā bābā, kaʾanna is an inna-type particle, -humā its subject, and bābā its predicate, nominative by the dual alif. Munīfin is the genitive second member of an iḍāfah. The paired dual nouns formally support the two-sided visual simile.
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Ṭarafah: The She-Camel’s Anatomy, Similes, and Roman Arch (Verses 17–23)
In lahā fakhidhān, lahā functions as the preposed predicate and fakhidhān as the delayed subject. The dual nominative ends in -ān.
In kaʾannahumā bābā, kaʾanna is an inna-type particle, -humā its subject, and bābā its predicate, nominative by the dual alif. Munīfin is the genitive second member of an iḍāfah. The paired dual nouns formally support the two-sided visual simile.