«الْأَبَوَانِ»
The two parents: father and mother.
The base word ab ordinarily denotes the father, but al-abawan is used for the father together with the mother. The father's designation supplies the dual form without erasing the mother's distinct identity.
Interpreting the expression mechanically as “two fathers” would miss its intended reference. Context and conventional usage determine the combined meaning.
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Taghlib: Dominance of Form, Meaning and Naming
«الْأَبَوَانِ»
The two parents: father and mother.
The base word ab ordinarily denotes the father, but al-abawan is used for the father together with the mother. The father's designation supplies the dual form without erasing the mother's distinct identity.
Interpreting the expression mechanically as “two fathers” would miss its intended reference. Context and conventional usage determine the combined meaning.