Breakdown of نظر الولد بعينين واسعتين.
الal
the
واسعwâsi'
spacious / wide
ولدwalad
boy
بbi
by, with (attached)
Questions & Answers about نظر الولد بعينين واسعتين.
Why does the word for 'two eyes' end in ـين instead of ـان?
It is because of the preposition بـ (with) attached to the beginning of the word. Prepositions make the noun that follows them change its grammatical case. For dual nouns, this means swapping the default ending ـان for ـين.
Why does the adjective for wide (واسعتين) also end in ـين?
In Arabic, adjectives must perfectly match the noun they describe. Because the noun for 'two eyes' (عينين) is dual and has the ـين ending due to the preposition, the adjective must copy it exactly and also use the ـين suffix.
I see a ت (taa) before the dual ending in واسعتين (wide). Are eyes feminine?
Yes! In Arabic, body parts that come in pairs like eyes, hands, and ears are treated as feminine words. The singular feminine adjective is واسعة ending in a tied taa (taa marbuta). When we add the dual suffix, that tied letter opens up into a regular ت.
How does the word 'with' work in this sentence?
The word for 'with' or 'by means of' here is just the single letter prefix بـ. It cannot stand alone as a separate word, so it attaches directly to the front of the noun, creating the single combined word بعينين (with two eyes).