Persian

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Persian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: شانزده (šânzdah)
    Ordinal: شانزدهم (šânzdahom)
Dari شانزده
Iranian Persian
Tajik шонздаҳ

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (šʾzdh /⁠šāzdah⁠/), but shifted due to influence from preceding پانزده (pânzdah, fifteen).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šānzdah
Dari reading? šānzdah
Iranian reading? šânzdah
Tajik reading? šonzdah

Numeral

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شانزده (šânzdah) (Persian numeral ۱۶)

  1. sixteen
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Note 1