Modern Standard Arabic

Numbers in Modern Standard Arabic

number, numeral	raqm^u (ʔarqām^un)	رَقْمُ (أَرْقامٌ)
number (quantity)	3adad^un (ʔa3dād^un)	عَدَدٌ (أَعْدادٌ)
to count	3adda ^[1g3]	عَدَّ
odd	fardiyy^un	فَرْدِيٌّ
even	zawjiyy^un	زَوْجِيٌّ
zero	ʂifr^un	صِفْرٌ
cardinal number	3adad^un ʔaʂliyy^un	عَدَدٌ أَصْلِيٌّ
one	wāɧid^un, wāɧida^tun	واحِدٌ، واحِدَةٌ
two	iŧnānⁱ, iŧnatānⁱ	اِثْنانِ، اِثْنَتانِ
two tables and two chairs	ʈāwilatānⁱ wa-kursiyyānⁱ	طاوِلَتانِ وَكُرْسِيّانِ
three	ŧalāŧa^tun, ŧalāŧ^u	ثَلاثَةٌ، ثَلاثُ
four	ʔarba3a^tun, ʔarba3^u	أَرْبَعَةٌ، أَرْبَعُ
five	xamsa^tun, xams^u	خَمْسَةٌ، خَمْسُ
six	sitta^tun, sitt^u	سِتَّةٌ، سِتُّ
seven	sab3a^tun, sab3^u	سَبْعَةٌ، سَبْعُ
eight	ŧamāniya^tun, ŧamānⁱⁿ (ŧamānī)	ثَمانِيَةٌ، ثَمانٍ (ثَماني)
nine	tis3a^tun, tis3^u	تِسْعَةٌ، تِسْعُ
ten	3ašara^tun, 3ašr^un	عَشَرَةٌ، عَشْرٌ
eleven	ʔaɧad^a 3ašar^a, ʔiɧdā 3ašara^ta	أَحَدَ عَشَرَ، إِحْدى عَشَرَةَ
twelve	iŧnā 3ašar^a, iŧnatā 3ašara^ta	اِثْنا عَشَرَ، اِثْنَتا عَشَرَةَ
thirteen	ŧalāŧa^ta 3ašar^a, ŧalāŧ^a 3ašara^ta	ثَلاثَةَ عَشَرَ، ثَلاثَ عَشَرَةَ
fourteen	ʔarba3a^ta 3ašar^a, ʔarba3^a 3ašara^ta	أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ، أَرْبَعَ عَشَرَةَ
fifteen	xamsa^ta 3ašar^a, xams^a 3ašara^ta	خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ، خَمْسَ عَشَرَةَ
sixteen	sitta^ta 3ašar^a, sitt^a 3ašara^ta	سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ، سِتَّ عَشَرَةَ
seventeen	sab3a^ta 3ašar^a, sab3^a 3ašara^ta	سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ، سَبْعَ عَشَرَةَ
eighteen	ŧamāniya^tu 3ašar^a, ŧamāniy^a 3ašara^ta	ثَمانِيَةُ عَشَرَ، ثَمانِيَ عَشَرَةَ
nineteen	tis3a^ta 3ašar^a, tis3^a 3ašara^ta	تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ، تِسْعَ عَشَرَةَ
twenty	3išrūn^a	عِشْرونَ
twenty-one	wāɧid^un wa-3išrūn^a, ʔiɧdā wa-3išrūn^a	واحِدٌ وَعِشْرونَ، إِحْدى وَعِشْرونَ
twenty-two	iŧnānⁱ wa-3išrūn^a, iŧnatānⁱ wa-3išrūn^a	اِثْنانِ وَعِشْرونَ، اِثْنَتانِ وَعِشْرونَ
twenty-three	ŧalāŧa^tun wa-3išrūn^a, ŧalāŧ^un wa-3išrūn^a	ثَلاثَةٌ وَعِشْرونَ، ثَلاثٌ وَعِشْرونَ
thirty	ŧalāŧūn^a	ثَلاثونَ
forty	ʔarba3ūn^a	أَرْبَعونَ
fifty	xamsūn^a	خَمْسونَ
sixty	sittūn^a	سِتّونَ
seventy	sab3ūn^a	سَبْعونَ
eighty	ŧamānūn^a	ثَمانونَ
ninety	tis3ūn^a	تِسْعونَ
one hundred	miʔa^tun	مِئَةٌ
two hundred	miʔatānⁱ	مِئَتانِ
three hundred	ŧalāŧumiʔa^tin	ثَلاثُمِئَةٍ
four hundred	ʔarba3umiʔa^tin	أَرْبَعُمِئَةٍ
five hundred	xamsumiʔa^tin	خَمْسُمِئَةٍ
six hundred	sittumiʔa^tin	سِتُّمِئَةٍ
seven hundred	sab3umiʔa^tin	سَبْعُمِئَةٍ
eight hundred	ŧamānimiʔa^tin	ثَمانِمِئَةٍ
nine hundred	tis3umiʔa^tin	تِسْعُمِئَةٍ
(one) thousand	ʔalf^un (ʔālāf^un)	أَلْفٌ (آلافٌ)
two thousand	ʔalfānⁱ	أَلْفانِ
three thousand	ŧalāŧa^tu ʔālāfⁱⁿ	ثَلاثَةُ آلافٍ
four thousand	ʔarba3a^tu ʔālāfⁱⁿ	أَرْبَعَةُ آلافٍ
five thousand	xamsa^tu ʔālāfⁱⁿ	خَمْسَةُ آلافٍ
six thousand	sitta^tu ʔālāfⁱⁿ	سِتَّةُ آلافٍ
seven thousand	sab3a^tu ʔālāfⁱⁿ	سَبْعَةُ آلافٍ
eight thousand	ŧamāniya^tu ʔālāfⁱⁿ	ثَمانِيَةُ آلافٍ
nine thousand	tis3a^tu ʔālāfⁱⁿ	تِسْعَةُ آلافٍ
ten thousand	3ašara^tu ʔālāfⁱⁿ	عَشَرَةُ آلافٍ
eleven thousand	ʔaɧad^a 3ašar^a ʔalf^an	أَحَدَ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا
twenty thousand	3išrūn^a ʔalf^an	عِشْرونَ أَلْفًا
one hundred thousand	miʔa^tu ʔalfⁱⁿ	مِئَةُ أَلْفٍ
million	milyōn^un	مِلْيوْنٌ
billion	milyār^un	مِلْيارٌ
arithmetic, calculation	ɧisāb^un	حِسابٌ
to calculate, to work out	ɧasaba ^[1s3]	حَسَبَ
calculator	ʔāla^tun ɧāsiba^tun	آلَةٌ حاسِبَةٌ
How did you work that out in your head? I need a calculator!	kayf^a ɧasabt^a đalik^a fī đihnik^a? ʔana ʔaɧtāj^u li-ʔāla^tin ɧāsiba^tin!	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 si3r^a kullⁱ -lʔaʂnāfⁱ li-taɧʂul^a 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 -lqīma^ta -lʔaʂɣar^a min^a -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 -ʈʈūl^a fī -l3arɖⁱ li-ʔījādⁱ misāɧa^ti -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 -lʔijmālyy^a 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	zāʔid^un	زائِدٌ
plus	muɖāfa^tun ʔilā	مُضافَةٌ إِلى
Three plus two equals five.	ŧalāŧa^tun zāʔid^u -ŧnaynⁱ yusāwī xamsa^tan.	ثَلاثَةٌ زائِدُ اثْنَيْنِ يُساوي خَمْسَةً.
Three plus two equals five.	ŧalāŧa^tun muɖāfa^tun ʔilā -ŧnaynⁱ yusāwī xamsa^tan.	ثَلاثَةٌ مُضافَةٌ إِلى اثْنَيْنِ يُساوي خَمْسَةً.
minus	nāqiʂ^un	ناقِصٌ
Ten minus nine equals one.	3ašara^tun nāqiʂ^u tis3a^tin yusāwī wāɧid^an.	عَشَرَةٌ ناقِصُ تِسْعَةٍ يُساوي واحِدًا.
times	ɖarb^un	ضَرْبٌ
Three times four equals twelve.	ŧalāŧa^tun ɖarb^u ʔarba3a^tin yusāwī -ŧnay 3ašar^a.	ثَلاثَةٌ ضَرْبُ أَرْبَعَةٍ يُساوي اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ.
divided by	maqsūm^un 3alā	مَقْسومٌ عَلى
Twenty divided by four equals five.	3išrūn^a maqsūma^tun 3alā ʔarba3a^tin yusāwī xamsa^tan.	عِشْرونَ مَقْسومَةٌ عَلى أَرْبَعَةٍ يُساوي خَمْسَةً.
ordinal number	3adad^un tartībiyy^un	عَدَدٌ تَرْتيبِيٌّ
first	ʔawwal^un, ʔūlā (ʔawāʔil^u)	أَوَّلٌ، أولى (أَوائِلُ)
second	ŧānⁱⁿ	ثانٍ
third	ŧāliŧ^un	ثالِثٌ
fourth	rābi3^un	رابِعٌ
fifth	xāmis^un	خامِسٌ
sixth	sādis^un	سادِسٌ
seventh	sābi3^un	سابِعٌ
eighth	ŧāmin^un	ثامِنٌ
ninth	tāsi3^un	تاسِعٌ
tenth	3āšir^un	عاشِرٌ
There are twenty books, and the twentieth book is mine.	hunālik^a 3išrūn^a kitāb^an, wa-lkitāb^u -l3išrūn^a lī.	هُنالِكَ عِشْرونَ كِتابًا، وَالكِتابُ العِشْرونَ لي.
the last __	ʔāxir^u __	آخِرُ __
fraction	juzʔ^un (ʔajzāʔ^un)	جُزْءٌ (أَجْزاءٌ)
whole	kull^u	كُلُّ
whole	jamī3^u	جَميعُ
half	niʂf^un (ʔanʂaāf^un)	نِصْفٌ (أَنْصَافٌ)
Two halves make a whole.	anniʂfānⁱ yukmilānⁱ ba3ɖahumā.	النِّصْفانِ يُكْمِلانِ بَعْضَهُما.
a third	ŧuluŧ^un (ʔaŧlāt^un)	ثُلُثٌ (أَثْلاتٌ)
a fourth, a quarter	rub3^un (ʔarbā3^un)	رُبْعٌ (أَرْباعٌ)
a fifth	xumus^un (ʔaxmās^un)	خُمُسٌ (أَخْماسٌ)
three fifths	ŧalāŧa^tu ʔaxmāsⁱⁿ	ثَلاثَةُ أَخْماسٍ
one twelfth (1/12)	wāɧid^un 3alā -ŧnay 3ašar^a	واحِدٌ عَلى اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ
three twentieths (3/20)	ŧalāŧa^tun 3alā 3išrīn^a	ثَلاثَةٌ عَلى عِشْرينَ
percentage	nisba^tun miʔawiyya^tun (nisab^u miʔawiyya^tun)	نِسْبَةٌ مِئَوِيَّةٌ (نِسَبُ مِئَوِيَّةٌ)
a large percentage	nisba^tun kabīra^tun	نِسْبَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ
what percentage of __	mā hiya -nnisba^tu -lmiʔawiyya^tu min __	ما هِيَ النِّسْبَةُ المِئَوِيَّةُ مِنْ __
percent	fī -lmiʔa^ti	في المِئَةِ
percent	bi-lmiʔa^ti	بِالمِئَةِ
fifty percent of people	xamsūn^a fī -lmiʔa^ti min^a -nnāsⁱ	خَمْسونَ في المِئَةِ مِنَ النّاسِ

Modern Standard Arabic

Numbers in Modern Standard Arabic

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