LessonsTawkīd: Verbal and Semantic EmphasisQuiz

وَ«كِلَا» وَ«كِلْتَا» لِلْمُثَنَّى خَاصَّةً، نَحْوُ: «قَامَ الرَّجُلَانِ كِلَاهُمَا، وَقَامَتِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ كِلْتَاهُمَا».
Translation: Kilā and kiltā serve exclusively for two: both men stood, and both women stood.

Kilāhumā emphasizes a masculine dual; kiltāhumā emphasizes a feminine dual. The attached humā is the genitive complement in these emphasis forms.

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Kilā and Kiltā

Tawkīd: Verbal and Semantic Emphasis

وَ«كِلَا» وَ«كِلْتَا» لِلْمُثَنَّى خَاصَّةً، نَحْوُ: «قَامَ الرَّجُلَانِ كِلَاهُمَا، وَقَامَتِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ كِلْتَاهُمَا».
Translation: Kilā and kiltā serve exclusively for two: both men stood, and both women stood.

Kilāhumā emphasizes a masculine dual; kiltāhumā emphasizes a feminine dual. The attached humā is the genitive complement in these emphasis forms.