ExampleWhat prevailsIntended reference
الْقَانِتِينَMasculine plural formThe devoutly obedient, potentially including both genders
قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَSecond-person semantic addressThe people already addressed as antum
الأَبَوَانِDual based on one member's termFather and mother
The first examples concern grammatical form or the addressee perspective; the third uses one member’s designation for a pair. They illustrate related but distinguishable mechanisms.
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Taghlib: Dominance of Form, Meaning and Naming
ExampleWhat prevailsIntended reference
الْقَانِتِينَMasculine plural formThe devoutly obedient, potentially including both genders
قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَSecond-person semantic addressThe people already addressed as antum
الأَبَوَانِDual based on one member's termFather and mother
The first examples concern grammatical form or the addressee perspective; the third uses one member’s designation for a pair. They illustrate related but distinguishable mechanisms.