مثنى

See also: مبنى

Arabic

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b], [c], [d] ←  1	٢ 2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: اِثْنَان (iṯnān)     Ordinal: ثَانٍ (ṯānin)     Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʔiyy), مُثَنًّى (muṯannan)     Distributive: ثُنَاءَ (ṯunāʔa), مَثْنَى (maṯnā)     Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf)

Etymology 1

From the root ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y).

Noun

مَثْنَىٰ • (maṯnā) m

1. two at a time, in a group of two, in twos

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

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b], [c] ←  1	٢ 2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: اِثْنَان (iṯnān)     Ordinal: ثَانٍ (ṯānin)     Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʔiyy), مُثَنًّى (muṯannan)     Distributive: ثُنَاءَ (ṯunāʔa), مَثْنَى (maṯnā)     Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf)

Derived from the passive participle of ثَنَّىٰ (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))

1. double, two-fold

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