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ضَرَبَ الزَّيْدَانِ — The two Zayds struck.

ضَرَبَ is a singular third-person masculine past verb, built on fatḥ. الزَّيْدَانِ is the nominative dual subject, marked by alif. The singular verb does not conflict with the dual subject because the subject is an explicit noun.

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Rules of the Fāʿil: Explicit Nouns, Pronouns, Number and Gender

ضَرَبَ الزَّيْدَانِ — The two Zayds struck.

ضَرَبَ is a singular third-person masculine past verb, built on fatḥ. الزَّيْدَانِ is the nominative dual subject, marked by alif. The singular verb does not conflict with the dual subject because the subject is an explicit noun.