ثلاثة

See also: تلاتة‎

Arabic

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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))

1. 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

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: تلاتة‎ (talāta)
• Maltese: tlieta
• Moroccan Arabic: تلاتة‎ (tlāta)
• South Levantine Arabic: تلاتة‎ (talāte)