Arabic

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Root
ت س ع (t s ʕ)
6 terms
Arabic numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 ٩
9
10  → 
    Cardinal: تِسْعَة (tisʕa)
    Ordinal: تَاسِع (tāsiʕ)
    Multiplier: تُسَاعِيّ (tusāʕiyy), مُتَسَّع (mutassaʕ)
    Distributive: تُسَاعَ (tusāʕa)
    Fractional: تُسُع (tusuʕ), تُسْع (tusʕ)

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *tišʕatum.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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تِسْعَة (tisʕaf (masculine تِسْع (tisʕ))

  1. nine

Usage notes

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  • Excepting "one" and "two", all the cardinal numbers may precede or succeed the modified noun or substantive. Prepositive use is more usual, however.
  • The cardinal numbers "three" to "nine" exhibit polarity: they differ in gender from the modified noun or substantive. Polarity is also possible even when the number is postposed.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Egyptian Arabic: تسعة (tisʕa)
  • Maltese: disgħa
  • Moroccan Arabic: تسعة (tisʕa), تسعود (tisʕūd)
  • Swahili: tisa

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Egyptian Arabic

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Egyptian Arabic numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: تسعة
    Ordinal: تاسع
    Fractional: تسع

Etymology

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From Arabic تِسْعَة (tisʕa).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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تسعة (tisʕaf

  1. nine

Moroccan Arabic

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Moroccan Arabic numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: تسعود, تسعة
    Ordinal: تاسع
    Fractional: تسع

Etymology

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From Arabic تِسْعَة (tisʕa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tis.ʕa/
  • Audio:(file)

Numeral

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تسعة (tisʕaf (construct state تسع (tisʕ))

  1. nine
    Synonym: تسعود (tisʕūd)

South Levantine Arabic

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South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 ٩
9
10  → 
    Cardinal: تسعة
    Ordinal: تاسع
    Fractional: تسع

Etymology

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From Arabic تِسْعَة (tisʕa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tis.ʕa/, [ˈtɪs.ʕa]
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Numeral

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تسعة (tisʕa) (construct state تسع (tisʕ))

  1. nine

Usage notes

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  • When followed by a noun, the construct form تسع (tisʕ) is used.
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