تلت

See also: ثلث and بلت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

تلت (form I)

1. تَلَّتْ (tallat) /tal.lat/: third-person feminine singular past active of تَلَّ (talla)
2. تُلَّتْ (tullat) /tul.lat/: third-person feminine singular past passive of تَلَّ (talla)

Etymology 2

Verb

تَلَتْ • (talat) (form I) /ta.lat/

1. third-person feminine singular past active of تَلَا (talā)

North Levantine Arabic

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Cardinal: تلاتة     Ordinal: تالت     Fractional: تلت

Etymology

From Arabic ثُلُث (ṯuluṯ).

Noun

تلت • (tilt) m (plural تلات (tlāt))

1. third (fraction)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ت ل ت
5 terms

Etymology

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Cardinal: تلاتة     Ordinal: تالت     Fractional: تلت

From Arabic ثُلُث (ṯuluṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tult/, [tʊlt]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

تلت • (tult) m (dual تلتين (tultēn), plural تلات (tlāt))

1. third (fraction)
2. (telling time) twenty minutes (that is, one third of an hour)

   الساعة خمسة إلا تلت.

   is-sāʕa ḵamse ʔilla tult.

   It's twenty to five.
   (”The hour is five minus one third”).