Lesson 37 - Learn the Ordinal Numbers in Spoken Arabic Flashcards
a3dād tartibiyye
ordinal numbers
awwal (m)
ūla (f)
first
tāni (m)
tānye (f)
second
tālet (m)
tālte (f)
third
rābe3 (m)
rāb3a (f)
fourth
ḫāmes (m)
ḫāmse (f)
fifth
sādes (m)
sādse (f)
sixth
sābe3 (m)
sāb3a (f)
seventh
tāmen (m)
tāmne (f)
eighth
tāse3 (m)
tās3a (f)
ninth
3āšer (m)
3āšre (f)
tenth
ordinal numbers 1-10 (first-tenth)
For ordinal numbers 1-10, the ordinal number can come before or after the noun.
When the number is before the noun, the masculine form is used regardless of the gender of the noun.
When the number comes after the noun, the definite article is used for both the noun and the ordinal number AND the gender must match.
il bēt irrābe3
rābe3 bēt
the fourth house
(note because number followed the noun, one matches the gender of the noun. Again, def article for both)
il bint irrāb3a
rāb3e3 bint
the fourth girl
(note because number followed the noun, one matches the gender of the noun. Again, def article for both)
rābe3 bēt
the fourth house
rābe3 bint
the fourth girl
(note becuase number precedes noun, the masculine form is used - even though bint is feminine)
hāda il yōm il awwal
hāda awwal yōm
This is the first day
hādi il marra il ūla
hādi awwal marra
This is the first time
