ثلاثة
See also: تلاتة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ث ل ث (ṯ-l-ṯ) |
| 30 | ||
| ← 2 | ٣ 3 |
4 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa) Ordinal: ثَالِث (ṯāliṯ) Multiplier: ثُلَاثِيّ (ṯulāṯiyy), مُثَلَّث (muṯallaṯ) Distributive: ثُلَاثَ (ṯulāṯa), مَثْلَثَ (maṯlaṯa) Fractional: ثُلُث (ṯuluṯ), ثُلْث (ṯulṯ) | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θa.laː.θa/
Numeral
ثَلَاثَة • (ṯalāṯa) m (feminine ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ))
- three
- رَأَيْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ رِجَالٍ وَثَلَاثَ نِسَاءٍ ― raʾaytu ṯalāṯata rijālin waṯalāṯa nisāʾin ― I saw three men and three women.
- رَأَيْتُ رِجَالًا ثَلَاثَةً وَنِسَاءً ثَلَاثًا ― raʾaytu rijālan ṯalāṯatan wanisāʾan ṯalāṯan ― I saw three men and three women.
- رَأَيْتُ رِجَالًا ثَلَاثًا وَنِسَاءً ثَلَاثَةً ― raʾaytu rijālan ṯalāṯan wanisāʾan ṯalāṯatan ― I saw three men and three women.
Usage notes
- Excepting "one" and "two", all the cardinal numbers may precede or succeed the modified noun or substantive. Prepositive use is more usual, however.
- The cardinal numbers "three" to "nine" exhibit polarity: they differ in gender from the modified noun or substantive. Polarity is also possible even when the number is postposed.
Declension
Declension of numeral ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | basic singular triptote | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ثَلَاثَة ṯalāṯa |
الثَّلَاثَة aṯ-ṯalāṯa |
ثَلَاثَة ṯalāṯat |
ثَلَاث ṯalāṯ |
الثَّلَاث aṯ-ṯalāṯ |
ثَلَاث ṯalāṯ |
| Nominative | ثَلَاثَةٌ ṯalāṯatun |
الثَّلَاثَةُ aṯ-ṯalāṯatu |
ثَلَاثَةُ ṯalāṯatu |
ثَلَاثٌ ṯalāṯun |
الثَّلَاثُ aṯ-ṯalāṯu |
ثَلَاثُ ṯalāṯu |
| Accusative | ثَلَاثَةً ṯalāṯatan |
الثَّلَاثَةَ aṯ-ṯalāṯata |
ثَلَاثَةَ ṯalāṯata |
ثَلَاثًا ṯalāṯan |
الثَّلَاثَ aṯ-ṯalāṯa |
ثَلَاثَ ṯalāṯa |
| Genitive | ثَلَاثَةٍ ṯalāṯatin |
الثَّلَاثَةِ aṯ-ṯalāṯati |
ثَلَاثَةِ ṯalāṯati |
ثَلَاثٍ ṯalāṯin |
الثَّلَاثِ aṯ-ṯalāṯi |
ثَلَاثِ ṯalāṯi |
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