When inflectional nūn is removed, the remaining ending still identifies the addressee.
لَا تَقْرَبَا هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ
Do not approach this tree, you two. The dual nūn has been removed; final ا remains.
لَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ
Do not kill your children. The masculine-plural nūn has been removed; final وا remains.
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The Prohibitive: Negation, Prohibition and Jussive Endings
When inflectional nūn is removed, the remaining ending still identifies the addressee.
لَا تَقْرَبَا هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ
Do not approach this tree, you two. The dual nūn has been removed; final ا remains.
لَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ
Do not kill your children. The masculine-plural nūn has been removed; final وا remains.