LessonsTamyiz: Removing AmbiguityQuiz

لِزَيْدٍ مِتْرَانِ
Zayd has two metres.

The measure is known, but the thing measured is not. Two metres of what?

لِزَيْدٍ مِتْرَانِ حَرِيْرًا — Zayd has two metres of silk.
لِزَيْدٍ مِتْرَانِ خَيْطًا — Zayd has two metres of thread.

حَرِيْرًا or خَيْطًا removes the ambiguity in مِتْرَانِ and is tamyiz.

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Ambiguity in a Noun

Tamyiz: Removing Ambiguity

لِزَيْدٍ مِتْرَانِ
Zayd has two metres.

The measure is known, but the thing measured is not. Two metres of what?

لِزَيْدٍ مِتْرَانِ حَرِيْرًا — Zayd has two metres of silk.
لِزَيْدٍ مِتْرَانِ خَيْطًا — Zayd has two metres of thread.

حَرِيْرًا or خَيْطًا removes the ambiguity in مِتْرَانِ and is tamyiz.