6.1/6.2/6.3 - Numbers/Rules for 1-10/Rules for 11-99

 

 

Section 6.1 – الْأَعْدَادُ Numbers (al aa’daa-du)

 

Arabic numbers are translated as عَددٌ (Adadun) and the associated Noun is called a مَعْدُوْدٌ (ma-dood).

 

Section 6.2 - Rules for counting from 1 through 10

 

1) number one and two are not used when counting. For example, كِتابٌ kitaa-bun for one book, كِتَابَانِ ki-ta-baa-ni for two books.

 

2) For numbers 3-10, عَدَدٌ ada-dun is used with مَعدُوْدٌ ma’doo-dun and it is always in a Genitive state (مَجْرُوْرٌ maj-roo-run). For example, for three books, ثَلَاثَةٌ كُتُبٍ (thalaa-tha-tun ku-tu-bin) and for four books, أرْبَعَةٌ كُتُبٍ (arbaa-tun ku-tu-bin) etc. are used.

  

3) Note that numbers are also given genders which is probably unique to the Arabic language.

Note that a feminine عَدَدٌ ada-dun is used for a male مَعدُوْدٌ ma’doo-dun and vice versa. See tables below.

 

4) For emphasis, مَعْدُوْدٌ ma’doo-dun is used even for single and dual numbers. For example:

عِنْدِي سَاعَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ (indee-saa-atun waa-hi-da-tun) meaning I have one watch and gender is now matched between Noun and number unlike before.

 

Table 28 - Numbers for Male Ma’dood (مَعْدُوْدٌ)

 

	Number in Arabic	The number used for masculine Ma’dood	pronounced as	Examples	Meaning
1	١	واحِدٌ	Waahidun	كِتابٌ   Kitaa-bun	One book
2	٢	اِثْنَانِ	Is-naani	كِتَابَانِ   Ki-taa-baani	Two books
3	٣	ثَلَاثَةٌ	Thalaa-tha-tun	ثَلَاثَةٌ كُتُبٍ   Tha-laa-tha-tun Ku-tu-bi	Three books
4	٤	أرْبَعَةٌ	Arba-a-tun	أرْبَعَةٌ كُتُبٍ   Ar-ba-tun ku-tu-bi	Four books
5	٥	خَمْسَةُ	Kham-sa-tun	خَمْسَةٌ كُتُبٍ   Kham-sa-tun ku-tu-bi	Five books
6	٦	سِتَّةٌ	Sit-ta	سِتَّةٌ كُتُبٍ   Sit-ta-tun ku-tu-bi	Six books
7	٧	سَبْعَةٌ	Sab-a-tun	سَبْعَةٌ كُتُبٍ   Sab-a-tun ku-tu-bi	Seven books
8	۸	ثَمَانِيَةٌ	Sama-nia-tun	ثَمَانِيَةٌ كُتُبٍ   Tha-maa-ni-ya-tun ku-tu-bi	Eight books
9	٩	تِسْعَةٌ	Tis-a-tun	تِسْعَةٌ كُتُبٍ   Tis-a-tun ku-tu-bin	Nine books
10	١٠	عَشَرَةٌ	Ash-ra-tun	عَشرَةٌ كُتُبٍ   Ash-ra-tun ku-tu-bin	Ten books

 

Table 29 - Numbers for Female مَعْدُوْدٌ (Ma-dood)

 

	Number in Arabic	The number used for feminine	pronounced as	Examples	Meaning
1	١	واحِدَةُ	Wahi-datun	كِتابٌ   Ki-taa-bun	One watch
2	٢	اِثْنَتَانِ	Is-na-taani	كِتَابَانِ   Kitaa-baa-ni	Two watches
3	٣	ثَلَاثٌ	thalaa-tha-sun	ثَلَاثَتٍ سَاعَاتٍ   Thalaa-tha-tin sa-aa-tin	Three watches
4	٤	أرْبَعٌ	Arba-un	أرْبَعٌ سَاعَاتٍ   Ar-ba-un saa-aa-tin	Four watches
5	٥	خَمْسٌ	Kham-sun	خَمْسٌ سَاعَاتٍ   Kham-sun saa-aa-tin	Five watches
6	٦	سِتٌ	Sit-tun	سِتٌ سَاعَاتٍ   Sit-tun saa-aa-tin	Six watches
7	٧	سَبْعٌ	Sab-un	سَبْعٌ سَاعَاتٍ   Sab-un saa-aa-tin	Seven watches
8	۸	ثَمَانٌ	Samaa-nun	ثَمَانٌ سَاعَاتٍ   Tha-maa-nun saa-aa-tin	Eight watches
9	٩	تِسْعٌ	Tis-un	تِسْعٌ سَاعَاتٍ   Tis-un saa-aa-tin	Nine watches
10	١٠	عَشَرٌ	Ash-run	عَشرٌ سَاعَاتٍ   Ash-run saa-aa-tin	Ten watches

 

Section 6.3 - Rules for counting from 11 through 20

 

1) Numbers 11 through 19 are always compounds and its مَعدُوْدٌ ma’doo-dun is always a singular with fathah.

 

2) This method continues up to number 99.

 

3) For 11 and 12, if (مَعدُوْدٌ ma’doo-dun) is male then number will be male, and if it is female, then number will also be female. For example, كِتَابًا عَشَرَ أَحَدَ (ahada asharaa kitaa-ban) meaning 11 books and كِتَابًا اِثْنَا عَشَرَ  (ithna-ashara-kitaa-ban) meaning twelve books.

 

4) From 13 through 19, the original rule of female (مَعدُوْدٌ ma’doo-dun) for male (عَدَدٌ ada-dun) and male (مَعدُوْدٌ ma’doo-dun) for female (عَدَدٌ) is applied.

 

Table 30 - Numbers 20 through 90

 

Number	Number in Arabic	pronounced as
20	عِشْرُوْنَ	Ish-roona
30	ثَلَاثُوْنَ	thala-thoona
40	أَرْبَعُوْنَ	Arba-oona
50	خَمْسُوْنَ	Khams-oona
60	سِتُّوْنَ	Sit-toona
70	سَبْعُوْنَ	Sab-oona
80	ثَمَانُوْنَ	thama-noona
90	تِسْعُوْنَ	Tis-oona

 

Table 31 - Numbers 100 through 1000,000

 

Number	Number in Arabic	pronounced as
100	مِائَةٌ	May-atun
200	مِائَتَانِ	May-atani
300	ثُلَاثُ مِائَةٍ	Thulaa-thu may-atin
400	أَرْبَعُ مِائَةٍ	Arba-u may-atin
500	خَمْسُ مِائَةٍ	Khamsu may-atin
600	سِتُّ مِائَةٍ	Sittu may-atin
700	سَبْعُ مِائَةٍ	Sab-aa may-atin
800	ثَمَانِيْ مِائَةٍ	Thama-nia may-atin
900	تِسْعُ مِائَةٍ	Tis-u may-atin
1000	ألْفٌ	Al-fun
10, 000	عَشَرَةُ آلَافٍ	Ash-ratu aa-la-fin
100, 000	مِائَةُ أَلْفٍ	May-atu al-fin
1000, 000	مِلْيُوْنٌ	Mil-yu-nun

 

 

Section 6.2 - Week Days اَيَّامُ الْأُسْبُوْعِ

 

Table 32 – Weekdays

 

weekday	Pronunciation	Week
اَلسَّبْتُ	As-sab-tu	Saturday
اَلأَحَدُ	Al-aha-du	Sunday
الاِثْنَيْنُ	Al-ith-nai-ni	Monday
اَلثُّلَاثَاءُ	Ath-thalaa-thaa-u	Tuesday
اَلاَرْبِعَاءُ	Al-arbi-aa-u	Wednesday
الْخمِيْسُ	Al-khamee-su	Thursday
الْجُمْعَةُ	Al-jum-atu	Friday

 

 

 

 

 

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