The final source exercise combines meaning and number:
“Two instruments for hearing” — مِسْمَعَانِ.
“Instruments for striking” (plural) — مَضَارِبُ.
The first derives its dual from the singular مِسْمَعٌ on mifʿal, adding -āni. The second forms a broken plural from مِضْرَبٌ on mafāʿil. A correct translation must therefore track number as well as the instrumental sense.
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Source exercise: Urdu into Arabic
Ism al-Ālah: Definition, Three Patterns, Paradigms and Formation
The final source exercise combines meaning and number:
“Two instruments for hearing” — مِسْمَعَانِ.
“Instruments for striking” (plural) — مَضَارِبُ.
The first derives its dual from the singular مِسْمَعٌ on mifʿal, adding -āni. The second forms a broken plural from مِضْرَبٌ on mafāʿil. A correct translation must therefore track number as well as the instrumental sense.