كلو

Core meaning

The dual of totality: "each of the two", said of a pair taken whole.

Uses

1. كِلْتَا → "each of the two" : feminine dual, agreeing with "the two gardens".

   • «كِلْتَا ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ ءَاتَتْ أُكُلَهَا» — "Each of the two gardens gave its fare" (18:33)

Evidence from the text

The sole occurrence, 18:33, takes up the two gardens given to one of the two men (18:32): each of the two gave its fare, failing in nothing. كِلْتَا, feminine, agrees with ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ and embraces the pair without exception; it is this whole abundance that the rest of the account will see destroyed (18:42).

Distinctions

• كلا — كِلَا, the masculine of the same dual (17:23).