LessonsDual and Plural of Mamdud and Maqsur NounsQuiz

If the final hamzah is the feminine marker of alif mamdudah, it changes to waw when the dual is formed.

صَحْرَاءُ → صَحْرَاوَانِ
حَمْرَاءُ → حَمْرَاوَانِ

Step by step: remove the final hamzah as a feminine marker, put و in its place, and add the dual ending. Thus حَمْرَاءَانِ is not the form taught by this rule.

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Mamdud: Feminine Hamzah Changes to Waw

Dual and Plural of Mamdud and Maqsur Nouns

If the final hamzah is the feminine marker of alif mamdudah, it changes to waw when the dual is formed.

صَحْرَاءُ → صَحْرَاوَانِ
حَمْرَاءُ → حَمْرَاوَانِ

Step by step: remove the final hamzah as a feminine marker, put و in its place, and add the dual ending. Thus حَمْرَاءَانِ is not the form taught by this rule.