ثلاثة

See also: تلاتة

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *śalāθ-; synchronically, from the root ث ل ث (ṯ-l-ṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θaˈlaːθa]
• (Lebanon) IPA^(key): [ˈtle.te]

Numeral

ثَلَاثَة • (ṯalāṯa) m (feminine ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ))

1. three

   Eastern Arabic numeral: ٣ (3)

Declension

Declension of numeral ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; singular diptote 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; ثَلَاثَةُ ṯalāṯatun‎; ṯalāṯatu	الثَّلَاثَةُ aṯ-ṯalāṯatu	ثَلَاثَةُ ṯalāṯatu	ثَلَاثٌ ṯalāṯun	الثَّلَاثُ aṯ-ṯalāṯu	ثَلَاثُ ṯalāṯu
Accusative	ثَلَاثَةً‎; ثَلَاثَةَ ṯalāṯatan‎; ṯalāṯata	الثَّلَاثَةَ aṯ-ṯalāṯata	ثَلَاثَةَ ṯalāṯata	ثَلَاثًا ṯalāṯan	الثَّلَاثَ aṯ-ṯalāṯa	ثَلَاثَ ṯalāṯa
Genitive	ثَلَاثَةٍ‎; ثَلَاثَةَ ṯalāṯatin‎; ṯalāṯata	الثَّلَاثَةِ aṯ-ṯalāṯati	ثَلَاثَةِ ṯalāṯati	ثَلَاثٍ ṯalāṯin	الثَّلَاثِ aṯ-ṯalāṯi	ثَلَاثِ ṯalāṯi

Usage notes

The indefinite triptote form ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa) is used in compound numbers. The indefinite diptote form ثَلَاثَةُ (ṯalāṯatu) is used when the number stands alone:

‏ثَلَاثَةُ نِصْفُ سِتَّةَ‎ ― ṯalāṯatu niṣfu sittata ― three is half of six

Coordinate terms

• Last: اثنان (or ٢ = 2)
• Next: أربعَة (or ٤ = 4)