The dual

Arabic has a special form for two: add ان, or ين after a preposition or as an object: كتاب, كتابان, قرأت كتابين. Feminine ة becomes ت: طالبتان.

Adjectives and verbs agree with the dual: طالبان مجتهدان, الولدان ذهبا. A verb in the dual past ends in ا: ذهبا, كتبتا.

In an idāfa or before a suffix the ن drops: يدا الطفل, يداه. The pronouns are هما and أنتما.