ArabicMeaning
مَنْهُومَانِtwo intensely eager seekers
لَا يَشْبَعَانِthe two are not satisfied
مَنْهُومٌone intensely eager seeker
لَا يَشْبَعُhe is not satisfied
The ending ـانِ in مَنْهُومَانِ marks the dual: two people. The verb يَشْبَعَانِ is likewise a dual form. The narration then uses مَنْهُومٌ in each part to describe each of those people separately.
Reading the opening as a pair, followed by two individual cases, prevents confusing singular and dual forms.
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Earning, good deeds, and seeking knowledge (Hadith 44–50)
ArabicMeaning
مَنْهُومَانِtwo intensely eager seekers
لَا يَشْبَعَانِthe two are not satisfied
مَنْهُومٌone intensely eager seeker
لَا يَشْبَعُhe is not satisfied
The ending ـانِ in مَنْهُومَانِ marks the dual: two people. The verb يَشْبَعَانِ is likewise a dual form. The narration then uses مَنْهُومٌ in each part to describe each of those people separately.
Reading the opening as a pair, followed by two individual cases, prevents confusing singular and dual forms.