Noun Case Classes: Type 5 — The Dual and Related Forms

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• Which sign marks the nominative in the fifth noun class?
• What marks the accusative or genitive of «الرَّجُلَيْنِ»?
• What is «الطَّالِبَانِ» in «حَضَرَ الطَّالِبَانِ»?
• What is the case of «الطَّالِبَيْنِ» after «رَأَيْتُ»?
• Why is «الطَّالِبَيْنِ» genitive after «عَلَى»?
• In which two cases does «الطَّالِبَيْنِ» have the same form?
• Where is the fatḥa in the expression describing the dual yāʾ?
• What condition does the book attach to kilā and kiltā?
• What is the function of «كِلَاهُمَا» in this sentence?
• What case does «كِلَيْهِمَا» have after «رَأَيْتُ الطَّالِبَيْنِ»?
• Which nominative form emphasizes two feminine referents?
• How is the nominative case of «كِلَا» treated in «جَاءَ كِلَا الرَّجُلَيْنِ»?
• What is the correct accusative form of «اثْنَانِ»?
• Which is the genitive form of «اثْنَتَانِ»?
• What is the accusative marker in «رَأَيْتُ مُعَلِّمَتَيْنِ»?
• What are the nominative markers in these two sentences, respectively?
• What is the genitive marker of «الْفَصْلِ» in this sentence?
• What form does «كِتَابَانِ» take as a direct object?
• The normal nominative dual ending is ـَانِ.
• In «مَرَرْتُ بِالطَّالِبَيْنِ», the kasra on nūn marks genitive.
• «كِلَا الرَّجُلَيْنِ» and «كِلَاهُمَا» always follow an identical case-marking pattern.
• «اثْنَتَيْنِ» can be either accusative or genitive.
• «كِلْتَاهُمَا» is the nominative form used for emphasis with feminine dual referents.
• «طَالِبَيْنِ» must always be a direct object.