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In this special case, you should add ('''-ayn''' for masculine) or ('''-tayn''' for feminine) at the end of the word in the singular form. | In this special case, you should add ('''-ayn''' for masculine) or ('''-tayn''' for feminine) at the end of the word in the singular form. | ||
For example: | |||
*'''book kitaab (كتاب)''' | *'''book kitaab (كتاب)''' |
Revision as of 14:39, 30 August 2018
NUMBERS IN EGYPTIAN ARABIC (00 to 10)
Number | LONG * (obs 01) | SHORT * (obs 02) |
---|---|---|
00 |
Suh frih / صفر |
-------- |
01 (mas) |
waaHed / واحد |
waaHed / واحد |
01 (fem) |
waHda / وحدة |
waHda / وحدة |
02 |
ithnayn / اثنين |
-------- |
03 |
thalaatha / ثلاثة |
thalaath / ثلاث |
04 |
arba`a / أربعة |
arba` / أربع |
05 |
khamsa / خمسة |
khamas / خمس |
06 |
sitta / ستّة |
sitt / ستّ |
07 |
saba`a / سبعة |
saba` / سبع |
08 |
thamaanya / ثمانية |
thamaan / ثمان |
09 |
tis`a / تسعة |
tisa` / تسع |
10 |
`ashara / عشرة |
`ashaar / عشر |
Observations:
Use the long form before a singular noun
For example :
- Four soups : arba`a shorba / اربعة شوربة
Use the short form before a plural noun
For example :
- five books : khamas kutub / خمس كتب
- six months : sitt ashHoor / ستّ اشهور
- nine houses : tisa` boo ee oot / تسع بيوت
The number (2) should not be used before neither after the noun
In this special case, you should add (-ayn for masculine) or (-tayn for feminine) at the end of the word in the singular form.
For example:
- book kitaab (كتاب)
- two books kitaabayn (كتابين)
- house bayt (بيت)
- two houses baytayn (بيتين)
- library maktaba (مكتبة)
- two libraries maktabtayn (مكتبتين)