Editing Dual (grammatical number) (section)

===Modern Hebrew===
In [[Modern Hebrew]] as used in [[Israel]], there is also a dual number, but its use is very restricted. The dual form is usually used in expressions of time and number. These nouns have plurals as well, which are used for numbers higher than two, for example:

{| class="wikitable"
! Singular || Double || Triple
|-
| {{Script/Hebrew|פעם}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|páʿam}} ("time", frequency)
| {{Script/Hebrew|פעמיים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|paʿamáyim}} ("twice")
| {{Script/Hebrew|שלוש פעמים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shalosh pəʿamim}} ("thrice")
|-
| {{Script/Hebrew|יום}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|yom}} ("day")
| {{Script/Hebrew|יומיים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|yomáyim}} ("two days")
| {{Script/Hebrew|שלושה ימים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shəlosha yamim}} ("three days")
|-
| {{Script/Hebrew|שנה}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shaná}} ("year")
| {{Script/Hebrew|שנתיים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shnatáyim}} ("two years")
| {{Script/Hebrew|שלוש שנים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shalosh shanim}} ("three years")
|-
| {{Script/Hebrew|שבוע}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shavúaʿ}} ("week")
| {{Script/Hebrew|שבועיים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shəvuʿáyim}} ("two weeks")
| {{Script/Hebrew|שלושה שבועות}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shəlosha shavuʿot}} ("three weeks")
|-
| {{Script/Hebrew|מאה}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|meʾa}} ("one hundred")
| {{Script/Hebrew|מאתיים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|matáyim}} ("two hundred")
| {{Script/Hebrew|שלוש מאות}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shalosh meʾot}} ("three hundred")

|}

The pseudo-dual is used to form the plural of some body parts, garments, etc., for instance:

: {{Script/Hebrew|רגל}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|régel}} ("leg") → {{Script/Hebrew|רגליים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|ragláyim}} ("legs")
: {{Script/Hebrew|אוזן}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|ózen}} ("ear") → {{Script/Hebrew|אוזניים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|oznáyim}} ("ears")
: {{Script/Hebrew|שן}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shen}} ("tooth") → {{Script/Hebrew|שניים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shináyim}} ("teeth")
: {{Script/Hebrew|מעי}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|məʿi}} ("intestine") → {{Script/Hebrew|מעיים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|məʿáyim}} ("intestines")
: {{Script/Hebrew|נעל}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|náʿal}} ("shoe") → {{Script/Hebrew|נעליים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|naʿaláyim}} ("shoes")
: {{Script/Hebrew|גרב}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|gérev}} ("sock") → {{Script/Hebrew|גרביים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|garbáyim}} ("socks")

In this case, even if there are more than two, the dual is still used, for instance יש לכלב ארבע רגליים {{transliteration|he|yesh lə-ḵélev arbaʿ '''ragláyim'''}} ("a dog has four '''legs'''").

Another case of the pseudo-dual is ''duale tantum'' (a kind of [[plurale tantum]]) nouns:

: {{Script/Hebrew|נקודתיים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|nəkudatáyim}} ("[[colon (punctuation)|colon]]", lit. "two dots")
: {{Script/Hebrew|אופניים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|ofanáyim}} ("bicycle", lit. "two wheels")
: {{Script/Hebrew|משקפיים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|mishkafáyim}} ("eyeglasses", lit. "two lenses")
: {{Script/Hebrew|שמיים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|shamáyim}} ("sky")
: {{Script/Hebrew|מספריים}} &nbsp; {{transliteration|he|misparáyim}} ("scissors")