LessonsAl-Ḥāl: Definition, Its Referent, Governing Element and TypesQuiz

لَقِيتُ عَمْرًا رَاكِبَيْنِ
Translation: I met ʿAmr while both of us were riding.

لَقِيتُ: past verb with -tu as its subject.
عَمْرًا: accusative object, marked by fatḥa.
رَاكِبَيْنِ: dual ḥāl, accusative with yāʾ; it describes both the subject and the object.

The dual form means both participants were riding; singular rākiban would describe only one referent.

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Full Parsing: One Ḥāl for Two People

Al-Ḥāl: Definition, Its Referent, Governing Element and Types

لَقِيتُ عَمْرًا رَاكِبَيْنِ
Translation: I met ʿAmr while both of us were riding.

لَقِيتُ: past verb with -tu as its subject.
عَمْرًا: accusative object, marked by fatḥa.
رَاكِبَيْنِ: dual ḥāl, accusative with yāʾ; it describes both the subject and the object.

The dual form means both participants were riding; singular rākiban would describe only one referent.