مثنى
See also: مبنى
Arabic
| [a], [b], [c], [d] ← 1 | ٢ 2 |
3 → [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: اِثْنَان (iṯnān) Ordinal: ثَانٍ (ṯānin) Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʾiyy), مُثَنًّى (muṯannan) Distributive: ثُنَاءَ (ṯunāʾa), مَثْنَى (maṯnā) Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf) | ||
Etymology 1
From the root ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y).
Noun
مَثْنَى • (maṯnā) m
- two at a time, in a group of two, in twos
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 35:1:
- اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ جَاعِلِ ٱلْمَلَائِكَةِ رُسُلًا أُولِي أَجْنِحَةٍ مَثْنَى وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ يَزِيدُ فِي ٱلْخَلْقِ مَا يَشَاءُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
- al-ḥamdu lillahi fāṭiri s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi jāʿili l-malāʾikati rusulan ʾūlī ʾajniḥatin maṯnā waṯulāṯa warubāʿa yazīdu fī l-ḵalqi mā yašāʾu ʾinna l-laha ʿalā kulli šayʾin qadīrun
- All praise is for Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Who made angels ˹as His˺ messengers with wings—two, three, or four. He increases in creation whatever He wills. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.
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Declension
Declension of noun مَثْنَى (maṯnā)
| Singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَثْنَى maṯnā |
الْمَثْنَى al-maṯnā |
مَثْنَى maṯnā |
| Nominative | مَثْنَى maṯnā |
الْمَثْنَى al-maṯnā |
مَثْنَى maṯnā |
| Accusative | مَثْنَى maṯnā |
الْمَثْنَى al-maṯnā |
مَثْنَى maṯnā |
| Genitive | مَثْنَى maṯnā |
الْمَثْنَى al-maṯnā |
مَثْنَى maṯnā |
Etymology 2
| [a], [b], [c] ← 1 | ٢ 2 |
3 → [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: اِثْنَان (iṯnān) Ordinal: ثَانٍ (ṯānin) Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʾiyy), مُثَنًّى (muṯannan) Distributive: ثُنَاءَ (ṯunāʾa), مَثْنَى (maṯnā) Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf) | ||
Derived from the passive participle of ثَنَّى (ṯannā, “to double”), from the root ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y).
Adjective
مُثَنًّى • (muṯannan) (feminine مُثَنَّاة (muṯannāh), masculine plural مُثَنَّوْن (muṯannawn), feminine plural مُثَنَّيَات (muṯannayāt))
Declension
Declension of adjective مُثَنًّى (muṯannan)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular in ـًى (-an) | singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُثَنَّى muṯannā |
الْمُثَنَّى al-muṯannā |
مُثَنَّاة muṯannāt |
الْمُثَنَّاة al-muṯannāt |
| Nominative | مُثَنًّى muṯannan |
الْمُثَنَّى al-muṯannā |
مُثَنَّاةٌ muṯannātun |
الْمُثَنَّاةُ al-muṯannātu |
| Accusative | مُثَنًّى muṯannan |
الْمُثَنَّى al-muṯannā |
مُثَنَّاةً muṯannātan |
الْمُثَنَّاةَ al-muṯannāta |
| Genitive | مُثَنًّى muṯannan |
الْمُثَنَّى al-muṯannā |
مُثَنَّاةٍ muṯannātin |
الْمُثَنَّاةِ al-muṯannāti |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُثَنَّيَيْن muṯannayayn |
الْمُثَنَّيَيْن al-muṯannayayn |
مُثَنَّاتَيْن muṯannātayn |
الْمُثَنَّاتَيْن al-muṯannātayn |
| Nominative | مُثَنَّيَانِ muṯannayāni |
الْمُثَنَّيَانِ al-muṯannayāni |
مُثَنَّاتَانِ muṯannātāni |
الْمُثَنَّاتَانِ al-muṯannātāni |
| Accusative | مُثَنَّيَيْنِ muṯannayayni |
الْمُثَنَّيَيْنِ al-muṯannayayni |
مُثَنَّاتَيْنِ muṯannātayni |
الْمُثَنَّاتَيْنِ al-muṯannātayni |
| Genitive | مُثَنَّيَيْنِ muṯannayayni |
الْمُثَنَّيَيْنِ al-muṯannayayni |
مُثَنَّاتَيْنِ muṯannātayni |
الْمُثَنَّاتَيْنِ al-muṯannātayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna) | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُثَنَّيْن muṯannayn |
الْمُثَنَّيْن al-muṯannayn |
مُثَنَّيَات muṯannayāt |
الْمُثَنَّيَات al-muṯannayāt |
| Nominative | مُثَنَّوْنَ muṯannawna |
الْمُثَنَّوْنَ al-muṯannawna |
مُثَنَّيَاتٌ muṯannayātun |
الْمُثَنَّيَاتُ al-muṯannayātu |
| Accusative | مُثَنَّيْنَ muṯannayna |
الْمُثَنَّيْنَ al-muṯannayna |
مُثَنَّيَاتٍ muṯannayātin |
الْمُثَنَّيَاتِ al-muṯannayāti |
| Genitive | مُثَنَّيْنَ muṯannayna |
الْمُثَنَّيْنَ al-muṯannayna |
مُثَنَّيَاتٍ muṯannayātin |
الْمُثَنَّيَاتِ al-muṯannayāti |
Noun
مُثَنًّى • (muṯannan) m (dual مُثَنَّيَانِ (muṯannayāni), plural مُثَنَّيَات (muṯannayāt))
- (grammar) dual
- a. 796 CE, Sībawayh, Al-Kitāb, volume 3, الخانجي, published 1988, page 492:
- وإِنَّمَا صَارَتِ التَّاءُ والوَاوُ والنُّونُ لِتَثْلِيثِ أَدْنَى العَدَدِ إِلَى تَعْشِيرِهِ وهُوَ الوَاحِدُ، كَمَا صَارَتِ الأَلِفُ والنُّونُ لِلتَّثْنِيَةِ، ومُثَنَّاهُ أَقَلُّ مِنْ مُثَلَّثِهِ. أَلَا تَرَى أَنَّ جَرَّ التَّاءِ ونَصْبَهَا سَوَاءٌ، وجَرَّ الِاثْنَيْنِ والثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى حَدِّ التَّثْنِيَةِ ونَصْبَهُمْ سَوَاءٌ. فهَذَا يُقَرِّبُ أَنَّ التَّاءَ والوَاوَ والنُّونَ لِأَدْنَى العَدَدِ؛ لِأَنَّهُ وَافَقَ المُثَنَّى
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Declension
Declension of adjective مُثَنًّى (muṯannan)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular in ـًى (-an) | singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُثَنَّى muṯannā |
الْمُثَنَّى al-muṯannā |
مُثَنَّاة muṯannāt |
الْمُثَنَّاة al-muṯannāt |
| Nominative | مُثَنًّى muṯannan |
الْمُثَنَّى al-muṯannā |
مُثَنَّاةٌ muṯannātun |
الْمُثَنَّاةُ al-muṯannātu |
| Accusative | مُثَنًّى muṯannan |
الْمُثَنَّى al-muṯannā |
مُثَنَّاةً muṯannātan |
الْمُثَنَّاةَ al-muṯannāta |
| Genitive | مُثَنًّى muṯannan |
الْمُثَنَّى al-muṯannā |
مُثَنَّاةٍ muṯannātin |
الْمُثَنَّاةِ al-muṯannāti |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُثَنَّيَيْن muṯannayayn |
الْمُثَنَّيَيْن al-muṯannayayn |
مُثَنَّاتَيْن muṯannātayn |
الْمُثَنَّاتَيْن al-muṯannātayn |
| Nominative | مُثَنَّيَانِ muṯannayāni |
الْمُثَنَّيَانِ al-muṯannayāni |
مُثَنَّاتَانِ muṯannātāni |
الْمُثَنَّاتَانِ al-muṯannātāni |
| Accusative | مُثَنَّيَيْنِ muṯannayayni |
الْمُثَنَّيَيْنِ al-muṯannayayni |
مُثَنَّاتَيْنِ muṯannātayni |
الْمُثَنَّاتَيْنِ al-muṯannātayni |
| Genitive | مُثَنَّيَيْنِ muṯannayayni |
الْمُثَنَّيَيْنِ al-muṯannayayni |
مُثَنَّاتَيْنِ muṯannātayni |
الْمُثَنَّاتَيْنِ al-muṯannātayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna) | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُثَنَّيْن muṯannayn |
الْمُثَنَّيْن al-muṯannayn |
مُثَنَّيَات muṯannayāt |
الْمُثَنَّيَات al-muṯannayāt |
| Nominative | مُثَنَّوْنَ muṯannawna |
الْمُثَنَّوْنَ al-muṯannawna |
مُثَنَّيَاتٌ muṯannayātun |
الْمُثَنَّيَاتُ al-muṯannayātu |
| Accusative | مُثَنَّيْنَ muṯannayna |
الْمُثَنَّيْنَ al-muṯannayna |
مُثَنَّيَاتٍ muṯannayātin |
الْمُثَنَّيَاتِ al-muṯannayāti |
| Genitive | مُثَنَّيْنَ muṯannayna |
الْمُثَنَّيْنَ al-muṯannayna |
مُثَنَّيَاتٍ muṯannayātin |
الْمُثَنَّيَاتِ al-muṯannayāti |
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