tlettax

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Maltese[edit]

Maltese numbers (edit)
 ←  12 13 14  → 
    Cardinal: tlettax
    Attributive cardinal: tlettax-il
    Adverbial: tlettax-il darba

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ (ṯalāṯata ʕašara). By surface analysis, tlitt +‎ -ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic تلتاش (tlattāš).

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

tlettax m or f

  1. thirteen (absolute form)
    Coordinate term: (attributive form) tlettax-il

Usage notes[edit]

  • The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms[edit]