LessonsNoun Case Classes: Type 5 — The Dual and Related FormsQuiz

The author lists كِلَا and كِلْتَا with an explicit condition: مُضَافَيْنِ إِلَى ضَمِيرٍ, meaning each is annexed to a pronoun.

كِلَاهُمَا: both of the two males/masculine referents.
كِلْتَاهُمَا: both of the two females/feminine referents.

Important: This dual-like case rule does not apply indiscriminately to every use of kilā/kiltā: annexation to a pronoun matters.

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The Expressions Kilā and Kiltā

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

The author lists كِلَا and كِلْتَا with an explicit condition: مُضَافَيْنِ إِلَى ضَمِيرٍ, meaning each is annexed to a pronoun.

كِلَاهُمَا: both of the two males/masculine referents.
كِلْتَاهُمَا: both of the two females/feminine referents.

Important: This dual-like case rule does not apply indiscriminately to every use of kilā/kiltā: annexation to a pronoun matters.