Numbers in Modern Standard Arabic
Numbers in Modern Standard Arabic
number, numeral | raqmu (ʔarqāmun) | رَقْمُ (أَرْقامٌ) | |
number (quantity) | 3adadun (ʔa3dādun) | عَدَدٌ (أَعْدادٌ) | |
to count | 3adda [1g3] | عَدَّ | |
odd | fardiyyun | فَرْدِيٌّ | |
even | zawjiyyun | زَوْجِيٌّ | |
zero | ʂifrun | صِفْرٌ | |
cardinal number | 3adadun ʔaʂliyyun | عَدَدٌ أَصْلِيٌّ | |
one | wāɧidun, wāɧidatun | واحِدٌ، واحِدَةٌ | |
two | iŧnāni, iŧnatāni | اِثْنانِ، اِثْنَتانِ | |
two tables and two chairs | ʈāwilatāni wa-kursiyyāni | طاوِلَتانِ وَكُرْسِيّانِ | |
three | ŧalāŧatun, ŧalāŧu | ثَلاثَةٌ، ثَلاثُ | |
four | ʔarba3atun, ʔarba3u | أَرْبَعَةٌ، أَرْبَعُ | |
five | xamsatun, xamsu | خَمْسَةٌ، خَمْسُ | |
six | sittatun, sittu | سِتَّةٌ، سِتُّ | |
seven | sab3atun, sab3u | سَبْعَةٌ، سَبْعُ | |
eight | ŧamāniyatun, ŧamānin (ŧamānī) | ثَمانِيَةٌ، ثَمانٍ (ثَماني) | |
nine | tis3atun, tis3u | تِسْعَةٌ، تِسْعُ | |
ten | 3ašaratun, 3ašrun | عَشَرَةٌ، عَشْرٌ | |
eleven | ʔaɧada 3ašara, ʔiɧdā 3ašarata | أَحَدَ عَشَرَ، إِحْدى عَشَرَةَ | |
twelve | iŧnā 3ašara, iŧnatā 3ašarata | اِثْنا عَشَرَ، اِثْنَتا عَشَرَةَ | |
thirteen | ŧalāŧata 3ašara, ŧalāŧa 3ašarata | ثَلاثَةَ عَشَرَ، ثَلاثَ عَشَرَةَ | |
fourteen | ʔarba3ata 3ašara, ʔarba3a 3ašarata | أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ، أَرْبَعَ عَشَرَةَ | |
fifteen | xamsata 3ašara, xamsa 3ašarata | خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ، خَمْسَ عَشَرَةَ | |
sixteen | sittata 3ašara, sitta 3ašarata | سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ، سِتَّ عَشَرَةَ | |
seventeen | sab3ata 3ašara, sab3a 3ašarata | سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ، سَبْعَ عَشَرَةَ | |
eighteen | ŧamāniyatu 3ašara, ŧamāniya 3ašarata | ثَمانِيَةُ عَشَرَ، ثَمانِيَ عَشَرَةَ | |
nineteen | tis3ata 3ašara, tis3a 3ašarata | تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ، تِسْعَ عَشَرَةَ | |
twenty | 3išrūna | عِشْرونَ | |
twenty-one | wāɧidun wa-3išrūna, ʔiɧdā wa-3išrūna | واحِدٌ وَعِشْرونَ، إِحْدى وَعِشْرونَ | |
twenty-two | iŧnāni wa-3išrūna, iŧnatāni wa-3išrūna | اِثْنانِ وَعِشْرونَ، اِثْنَتانِ وَعِشْرونَ | |
twenty-three | ŧalāŧatun wa-3išrūna, ŧalāŧun wa-3išrūna | ثَلاثَةٌ وَعِشْرونَ، ثَلاثٌ وَعِشْرونَ | |
thirty | ŧalāŧūna | ثَلاثونَ | |
forty | ʔarba3ūna | أَرْبَعونَ | |
fifty | xamsūna | خَمْسونَ | |
sixty | sittūna | سِتّونَ | |
seventy | sab3ūna | سَبْعونَ | |
eighty | ŧamānūna | ثَمانونَ | |
ninety | tis3ūna | تِسْعونَ | |
one hundred | miʔatun | مِئَةٌ | |
two hundred | miʔatāni | مِئَتانِ | |
three hundred | ŧalāŧumiʔatin | ثَلاثُمِئَةٍ | |
four hundred | ʔarba3umiʔatin | أَرْبَعُمِئَةٍ | |
five hundred | xamsumiʔatin | خَمْسُمِئَةٍ | |
six hundred | sittumiʔatin | سِتُّمِئَةٍ | |
seven hundred | sab3umiʔatin | سَبْعُمِئَةٍ | |
eight hundred | ŧamānimiʔatin | ثَمانِمِئَةٍ | |
nine hundred | tis3umiʔatin | تِسْعُمِئَةٍ | |
(one) thousand | ʔalfun (ʔālāfun) | أَلْفٌ (آلافٌ) | |
two thousand | ʔalfāni | أَلْفانِ | |
three thousand | ŧalāŧatu ʔālāfin | ثَلاثَةُ آلافٍ | |
four thousand | ʔarba3atu ʔālāfin | أَرْبَعَةُ آلافٍ | |
five thousand | xamsatu ʔālāfin | خَمْسَةُ آلافٍ | |
six thousand | sittatu ʔālāfin | سِتَّةُ آلافٍ | |
seven thousand | sab3atu ʔālāfin | سَبْعَةُ آلافٍ | |
eight thousand | ŧamāniyatu ʔālāfin | ثَمانِيَةُ آلافٍ | |
nine thousand | tis3atu ʔālāfin | تِسْعَةُ آلافٍ | |
ten thousand | 3ašaratu ʔālāfin | عَشَرَةُ آلافٍ | |
eleven thousand | ʔaɧada 3ašara ʔalfan | أَحَدَ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا | |
twenty thousand | 3išrūna ʔalfan | عِشْرونَ أَلْفًا | |
one hundred thousand | miʔatu ʔalfin | مِئَةُ أَلْفٍ | |
million | milyōnun | مِلْيوْنٌ | |
billion | milyārun | مِلْيارٌ | |
arithmetic, calculation | ɧisābun | حِسابٌ | |
to calculate, to work out | ɧasaba [1s3] | حَسَبَ | |
calculator | ʔālatun ɧāsibatun | آلَةٌ حاسِبَةٌ | |
How did you work that out in your head? I need a calculator! | kayfa ɧasabta đalika fī đihnika? ʔana ʔaɧtāju li-ʔālatin ɧāsibatin! | كَيْفَ حَسَبْتَ ذَلِكَ في ذِهْنِكَ؟ أَنا أَحْتاجُ لِآلَةٍ حاسِبَةٍ! | |
to add, add up | jama3a [1s1] | جَمَعَ | |
to add, add up | ʔaɖāfa [4h] | أَضافَ | |
Add up the price of all the items to get the total. | ijma3 si3ra kulli -lʔaʂnāfi li-taɧʂula 3alā -lʔijmāliyyi. | اِجْمَعْ سِعْرَ كُلِّ الأَصْنافِ لِتَحْصُلَ عَلى الإِجْمالِيِّ. | |
to subtract | ʈaraɧa [1s1] | طَرَحَ | |
Subtract the smaller amount from the larger one to find the difference. | iʈraɧi -lqīmata -lʔaʂɣara mina -lʔakbari li-ʔījādi -lfarqi. | اِطْرَحِ القيمَةَ الأَصْغَرَ مِنَ الأَكْبَرِ لِإيجادِ الفَرْقِ. | |
to multiply by | ɖaraba [1s2] fī | ضَرَبَ في | |
Multiply the length and width to find the area of the rectangle. | iɖribi -ʈʈūla fī -l3arɖi li-ʔījādi misāɧati -lmustaʈīli. | اِضْرِبِ الطّولَ في العَرْضِ لِإيجادِ مِساحَةِ المُسْتَطيلِ. | |
to divide by | qasama [2s] 3alā | قَسَمَ عَلى | |
Divide the total by the number of people to find the average. | iqsimi -lʔijmālyya 3alā 3adadi -lʔašxāʂi li-ʔījādi -lmutawassiʈi. | اِقْسِمِ الإِجْماليَّ عَلى عَدَدِ الأَشْخاصِ لِإيجادِ المُتَوَسِّطِ. | |
to equal, be equal to | sāwā [3d] | ساوى | |
equals, is | yusāwī | يُساوي | |
plus | zāʔidun | زائِدٌ | |
plus | muɖāfatun ʔilā | مُضافَةٌ إِلى | |
Three plus two equals five. | ŧalāŧatun zāʔidu -ŧnayni yusāwī xamsatan. | ثَلاثَةٌ زائِدُ اثْنَيْنِ يُساوي خَمْسَةً. | |
Three plus two equals five. | ŧalāŧatun muɖāfatun ʔilā -ŧnayni yusāwī xamsatan. | ثَلاثَةٌ مُضافَةٌ إِلى اثْنَيْنِ يُساوي خَمْسَةً. | |
minus | nāqiʂun | ناقِصٌ | |
Ten minus nine equals one. | 3ašaratun nāqiʂu tis3atin yusāwī wāɧidan. | عَشَرَةٌ ناقِصُ تِسْعَةٍ يُساوي واحِدًا. | |
times | ɖarbun | ضَرْبٌ | |
Three times four equals twelve. | ŧalāŧatun ɖarbu ʔarba3atin yusāwī -ŧnay 3ašara. | ثَلاثَةٌ ضَرْبُ أَرْبَعَةٍ يُساوي اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ. | |
divided by | maqsūmun 3alā | مَقْسومٌ عَلى | |
Twenty divided by four equals five. | 3išrūna maqsūmatun 3alā ʔarba3atin yusāwī xamsatan. | عِشْرونَ مَقْسومَةٌ عَلى أَرْبَعَةٍ يُساوي خَمْسَةً. | |
ordinal number | 3adadun tartībiyyun | عَدَدٌ تَرْتيبِيٌّ | |
first | ʔawwalun, ʔūlā (ʔawāʔilu) | أَوَّلٌ، أولى (أَوائِلُ) | |
second | ŧānin | ثانٍ | |
third | ŧāliŧun | ثالِثٌ | |
fourth | rābi3un | رابِعٌ | |
fifth | xāmisun | خامِسٌ | |
sixth | sādisun | سادِسٌ | |
seventh | sābi3un | سابِعٌ | |
eighth | ŧāminun | ثامِنٌ | |
ninth | tāsi3un | تاسِعٌ | |
tenth | 3āširun | عاشِرٌ | |
There are twenty books, and the twentieth book is mine. | hunālika 3išrūna kitāban, wa-lkitābu -l3išrūna lī. | هُنالِكَ عِشْرونَ كِتابًا، وَالكِتابُ العِشْرونَ لي. | |
the last __ | ʔāxiru __ | آخِرُ __ | |
fraction | juzʔun (ʔajzāʔun) | جُزْءٌ (أَجْزاءٌ) | |
whole | kullu | كُلُّ | |
whole | jamī3u | جَميعُ | |
half | niʂfun (ʔanʂaāfun) | نِصْفٌ (أَنْصَافٌ) | |
Two halves make a whole. | anniʂfāni yukmilāni ba3ɖahumā. | النِّصْفانِ يُكْمِلانِ بَعْضَهُما. | |
a third | ŧuluŧun (ʔaŧlātun) | ثُلُثٌ (أَثْلاتٌ) | |
a fourth, a quarter | rub3un (ʔarbā3un) | رُبْعٌ (أَرْباعٌ) | |
a fifth | xumusun (ʔaxmāsun) | خُمُسٌ (أَخْماسٌ) | |
three fifths | ŧalāŧatu ʔaxmāsin | ثَلاثَةُ أَخْماسٍ | |
one twelfth (1/12) | wāɧidun 3alā -ŧnay 3ašara | واحِدٌ عَلى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ | |
three twentieths (3/20) | ŧalāŧatun 3alā 3išrīna | ثَلاثَةٌ عَلى عِشْرينَ | |
percentage | nisbatun miʔawiyyatun (nisabu miʔawiyyatun) | نِسْبَةٌ مِئَوِيَّةٌ (نِسَبُ مِئَوِيَّةٌ) | |
a large percentage | nisbatun kabīratun | نِسْبَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ | |
what percentage of __ | mā hiya -nnisbatu -lmiʔawiyyatu min __ | ما هِيَ النِّسْبَةُ المِئَوِيَّةُ مِنْ __ | |
percent | fī -lmiʔati | في المِئَةِ | |
percent | bi-lmiʔati | بِالمِئَةِ | |
fifty percent of people | xamsūna fī -lmiʔati mina -nnāsi | خَمْسونَ في المِئَةِ مِنَ النّاسِ |

Numbers in Modern Standard Arabic
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