Remaining Tens & Compound Numbers
7 words · ~12 min
The tens (20-90) follow the sound masculine plural pattern: -ūna (nominative) / -īna (accusative/genitive). Compound numbers put the unit FIRST, then وَ (and), then the tens: واحد وعشرون (21, literally 'one and twenty'). The unit agrees in gender with the counted noun.
In many Arabic-speaking countries, both Western Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) and Eastern Arabic numerals (١, ٢, ٣) are used. Eastern numerals are more common in the Gulf states and Egypt.
Lesson overview
Remaining Tens & Compound Numbers is a level A1 lesson of 7 words: 7 numerals. Its words come from 4 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Teen Numbers (11-19) (A1)
- Leads to: More Compounds, Feminine Forms & Hundreds (A2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
سِتُّونَ sittūna | sixty | numeral | س-ت-ت |
سَبْعُونَ sabʿūna | seventy | numeral | س-ب-ع |
ثَمَانُونَ thamānūna | eighty | numeral | ث-م-ن |
تِسْعُونَ tisʿūna | ninety | numeral | ت-س-ع |
وَاحِدٌ وَعِشْرُونَ wāḥidun wa-ʿishrūna | twenty-one | numeral | |
اِثْنَانِ وَثَلَاثُونَ ithnāni wa-thalāthūna | thirty-two | numeral | |
خَمْسَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ khamsatun wa-arbaʿūna | forty-five | numeral |
Themes these words belong to: Numbers (7), Numbers Tens (4), Numbers Compound (3)
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