LessonsTawkīd: Verbal and Semantic EmphasisQuiz

وَكَذَلِكَ عَيْنُهُ، وَأَعْيُنُهُمَا أَوْ عَيْنَاهُمَا، وَأَعْيُنُهُمْ.
Translation: Likewise ʿayn appears as ʿaynuhu for one, aʿyunuhumā or ʿaynāhumā for two, and aʿyunuhum for many.

Here ʿaynuhu functions as semantic emphasis. Aʿyunuhumā uses a broken-plural base, whereas ʿaynāhumā is dual in form.

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The Parallel ʿAyn Forms

Tawkīd: Verbal and Semantic Emphasis

وَكَذَلِكَ عَيْنُهُ، وَأَعْيُنُهُمَا أَوْ عَيْنَاهُمَا، وَأَعْيُنُهُمْ.
Translation: Likewise ʿayn appears as ʿaynuhu for one, aʿyunuhumā or ʿaynāhumā for two, and aʿyunuhum for many.

Here ʿaynuhu functions as semantic emphasis. Aʿyunuhumā uses a broken-plural base, whereas ʿaynāhumā is dual in form.