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نِصْف
niṣf
half
A1nounroot: ن-ص-ف
السَّاعَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ وَالنِّصْفُ
as-sāʿatu ath-thālithatu wa-an-niṣfu
It is half past three
رُبْع
rubʿ
quarter
A1nounroot: ر-ب-ع
السَّاعَةُ الْخَامِسَةُ وَالرُّبْعُ
as-sāʿatu al-khāmisatu wa-ar-rubʿu
It is quarter past five
ثُلُث
thuluth
third (fraction)
A2nounroot: ث-ل-ث
شَرِبْتُ ثُلُثَ الْكَأْسِ
sharibtu thulutha al-kaʾsi
I drank a third of the glass
عُشْر
ʿushr
tenth (fraction)
A2nounroot: ع-ش-ر
أَعْطَاهُ عُشْرَ الْمَبْلَغِ
aʿṭāhu ʿushra al-mablaghi
He gave him a tenth of the amount
نِسْبَة مِئَوِيَّة
nisba miʾawiyya
percentage
A2nounroot: ن-س-ب
النِّسْبَةُ الْمِئَوِيَّةُ لِلنَّجَاحِ عَالِيَةٌ
an-nisbatu al-miʾawiyyatu li-n-najāḥi ʿāliyatun
The success percentage is high
رَقْم
raqm
number / digit
A1nounroot: ر-ق-م
مَا رَقْمُ هَاتِفِكَ؟
mā raqmu hātifika?
What is your phone number?
عَدَد
ʿadad
number / count
A1nounroot: ع-د-د
عَدَدُ الطُّلَّابِ كَبِيرٌ
ʿadadu aṭ-ṭullābi kabīrun
The number of students is large
ضِعْف
ḍiʿf
double / twice
A2nounroot: ض-ع-ف
هٰذَا ضِعْفُ الثَّمَنِ
hādhā ḍiʿfu ath-thamani
This is double the price
مَرَّة
marra
time / occurrence
A1nounroot: م-ر-ر
زُرْتُ مِصْرَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
zurtu miṣra thalātha marrātin
I visited Egypt three times
زَوْجِيّ
zawjiyy
even (number)
A2adjectiveroot: ز-و-ج
الرَّقْمُ أَرْبَعَةٌ عَدَدٌ زَوْجِيٌّ
ar-raqmu arbaʿatun ʿadadun zawjiyyun
The number four is an even number
فَرْدِيّ
fardiyy
odd (number)
A2adjectiveroot: ف-ر-د
الرَّقْمُ سَبْعَةٌ عَدَدٌ فَرْدِيٌّ
ar-raqmu sabʿatun ʿadadun fardiyyun
The number seven is an odd number