Arabic/Arabic numbers

The Arabic Numbers
Arabic numerals (how the numbers look) are of two types: the ones used in most of the world which originate from Arabic and those which are used in Arabic today. Notice that, while Arabic itself is written right-to-left, the numbers remain written left-to-right:

I am 42 years old today! ↔ !اليوم عندي ٤٢ سنة

A pattern you might notice is that words containing a ١ or ٢ have word-forms that differ from any patterns

Comparison of Arabic numerals
Sometimes, the numbers themselves are written in different forms, depending on the country. Though the Persian & Urdu variants are not often found outside of Iran & Pakistan respectively, it is not impossible to run into them. It is also accepted to use western Arabic numerals, especially in typing where they are heavily favored. In this course, we will only use the eastern Arabic numerals in order to help better recognize them

١٠-٠
Numbers ١٠-١ have no rhyme or reason, so the best thing to do is memorize them


 * ٠ - صفر
 * ṣifr
 * 0 - Zero


 * ١ - واحد
 * wāḥid
 * 1 - One


 * ٢ - اثنان
 * iṯnān
 * 2 - Two


 * ٣ - ثلاثة
 * ṯalāṯa
 * 3 - Three


 * ٤ - أربعة
 * ʾarbaʿa
 * 4 - Four


 * ٥ - خمسة
 * ḵamsa
 * 5 - Five


 * ٦ - ستة
 * sitta
 * 6 - Six


 * ٧ - سبعة
 * sabʿa
 * 7 - Seven


 * ٨ - ثمانية
 * ṯamāniya
 * 8 - Eight


 * ٩ - تسعة
 * tisʿa
 * 9 - Nine


 * ١٠ - عشرة
 * ʿašara
 * 10 - Ten

١٩-١١
Numbers ١٩-١١ are constructed by placing "عشر" after the number, with the exception of ١١ and ١٢ which have special word-forms. Even though these numbers are written with two separate words, they are spoken as if they are one, so ة is pronounced as ت
 * ١١ - أحد عشر
 * ʾāḥida ʿašr
 * 11 - Eleven


 * ١٢ - اثنا عشر
 * iṯnā ʿašr
 * 12 - Twelve


 * ١٣ - ثلاثة عشر
 * ṯalāṯata ʿašr
 * 13 - Thirteen


 * ١٤ - أربعة عشر
 * ʾarbaʿata ʿašr
 * 14 - Fourteen


 * ١٥ - خمسة عشر
 * ḵamsata ʿašr
 * 15 - Fifteen


 * <font size="+2">١٦ - ستة عشر
 * sittata ʿašr
 * 16 - Sixteen


 * <font size="+2">١٧ - سبعة عشر
 * sabʿata ʿašr
 * 17 - Seventeen


 * <font size="+2">١٨ - ثمانية عشر
 * ṯamāniyata ʿašr
 * 18 - Eighteen


 * <font size="+2">١٩ - تسعة عشر
 * tisʿata ʿašr
 * 19 - Nineteen

٩٠-١٠
Numbers ending with ٠, also known as tens in English, are formed methodically by replacing ـة- with ـون-; the numbers ١٠ and ٢٠ have special forms


 * <font size="+2">١٠ - عشرة
 * ʿašara
 * 10 - Ten


 * <font size="+2">٢٠ - عشرون
 * ʾišrūn
 * 20 - Twenty


 * <font size="+2">٣٠ - ثلاثون
 * ṯalāṯūn
 * 30 - Thirty


 * <font size="+2">٤٠ - أربعون
 * ʾarbaʿūn
 * 40 - Forty


 * <font size="+2">٥٠ - خمسون
 * ḵamsūn
 * 50 - Fifty


 * <font size="+2">٦٠ - ستون
 * sittūn
 * 60 - Sixty


 * <font size="+2">٧٠ - سبعون
 * sabʿūn
 * 70 -Seventy


 * <font size="+2">٨٠ - ثمانون
 * ṯamānūn
 * 80 - Eighty


 * <font size="+2">٩٠ - تسعون
 * tisʿūn
 * 90 Ninety

٩٠٠-١٠٠
كزلفىف Hundreds also have their own forms, made by replacing ـة- and attaching the word for hundred to the base number, ـمائة-; the numbers ١٠٠ and ٢٠٠ have special forms
 * <font size="+2">١٠٠ - مائة
 * māʾa
 * 100 - One hundred


 * <font size="+2">٢٠٠ - مائتين
 * māʾatayn
 * 200 - Two hundred


 * <font size="+2">٣٠٠ - ثلاثمائة
 * ṯalāṯumāʾa
 * 300 - Three hundred


 * <font size="+2">٤٠٠ - أربعمائة
 * ʾarbaʿumāʾa
 * 400 - Four hundred


 * <font size="+2">٥٠٠ - خمسمائة
 * ḵamsumāʾa
 * 500 - Five hundred


 * <font size="+2">٦٠٠ - ستمائة
 * sittumāʾa
 * 600 - Six hundred


 * <font size="+2">٧٠٠ - سبعمائة
 * sabʿumāʾa
 * 700 - Seven hundred


 * <font size="+2">٨٠٠ - ثمانيمائة
 * ṯamāniyumāʾa
 * 800 - Eight hundred


 * <font size="+2">٩٠٠ - تسعمائة
 * tisʿumāʾa
 * 900 - Nine hundred

٩٩٩-٠
Other complex numbers under a thousand can be made placing the two words next to each other and adding the word "and", "-و", to the beginning of the next word; keep in mind that when reading numbers, the order is hundreds, ones, and then tens. Here are a few examples:


 * <font size="+2">٢٩٥ - مائتين وخمسة وتسعون
 * māʾatayn wa-ḵamsa wa-tisʿūn
 * 295 - Two hundred ninety-five (lit. two-hundred and-five and-ninety)


 * <font size="+2">٣٦٣ - ثلاثمائة وثلاثة وستون
 * ṯalāṯumāʾa wa-ṯalāṯa wa-sittūn
 * 363 - Three hundred sixty-three (lit. three-hundred and-three and-sixty)


 * <font size="+2">٤٧ - سبعة وأربعون
 * sabʿa wa-ʾarbaʿūn
 * 47 - Forty-seven (lit. seven and-forty)


 * <font size="+2">٥٠٢ - خمسمائة واثنان
 * ḵamsumāʾa wa-iṯnān
 * 502 - Five hundred two (lit. five-hundred and-two)


 * <font size="+2">٧٣٠ - سبعمائة وثلاثون
 * sabʿumāʾa wa-ṯalāṯūn
 * 730 Seven hundred thirty (lit. seven-hundred and-thirty)


 * <font size="+2">٦١ - واحد وستون
 * wāḥid wa-sittūn
 * 61 - Sixty-one (lit. one and-sixty)


 * <font size="+2">٧١٨ - سبعمائة وثمانية عشر
 * sabʿumāʾa wa-ṯamāniyata ʿašr
 * 718 - Seven hundred eighteen (lit. seven-hundred and-eighteen)


 * <font size="+2">٩٩٩ - تسعمائة وتسعة وتسعون
 * tisʿumāʾa wa-tisʿa wa-tisʿūn
 * 999 - Nine hundred ninety-nine (lit. nine-hundred and-nine and-ninety)


 * <font size="+2">٥٥ - خمسة وخمسون
 * ḵamsa wa-ḵamsūn
 * 55 - Fifty-five (lit. five and-fifty)


 * <font size="+2">٦٤٢ - ستمائة واثنان وأربعون
 * sittumāʾa wa-iṯnān wa-ʾarbaʿūn
 * 642 - Six hundred forty-two (lit. six-hundred and-two and-forty)

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