ثلاثة

See also: تلاتة

Arabic

Root
ث ل ث (ṯ-l-ṯ)

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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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) f (masculine ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ))

1. three

   رَأَيْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ رِجَالٍ وَثَلَاثَ نِسَاءٍ ― raʔaytu ṯalāṯata rijālin waṯalāṯa nisāʔin ― I saw three men and three women.

   رَأَيْتُ رِجَالًا ثَلَاثَةً وَنِسَاءً ثَلَاثًا ― raʔaytu rijālan ṯalāṯatan wanisāʔan ṯalāṯan ― I saw three men and three women.

   رَأَيْتُ رِجَالًا ثَلَاثًا وَنِسَاءً ثَلَاثَةً ― raʔaytu rijālan ṯalāṯan wanisāʔan 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 ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَلَاث ṯalāṯ	الثَّلَاث aṯ-ṯalāṯ	ثَلَاث ṯalāṯ	ثَلَاثَة ṯalāṯa	الثَّلَاثَة aṯ-ṯalāṯa	ثَلَاثَة ṯalāṯat
Nominative	ثَلَاثٌ ṯalāṯun	الثَّلَاثُ aṯ-ṯalāṯu	ثَلَاثُ ṯalāṯu	ثَلَاثَةٌ ṯalāṯatun	الثَّلَاثَةُ aṯ-ṯalāṯatu	ثَلَاثَةُ ṯalāṯatu
Accusative	ثَلَاثًا ṯalāṯan	الثَّلَاثَ aṯ-ṯalāṯa	ثَلَاثَ ṯalāṯa	ثَلَاثَةً ṯalāṯatan	الثَّلَاثَةَ aṯ-ṯalāṯata	ثَلَاثَةَ ṯalāṯata
Genitive	ثَلَاثٍ ṯalāṯin	الثَّلَاثِ aṯ-ṯalāṯi	ثَلَاثِ ṯalāṯi	ثَلَاثَةٍ ṯalāṯatin	الثَّلَاثَةِ aṯ-ṯalāṯati	ثَلَاثَةِ ṯalāṯati

Descendants

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

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.laː.ta/, /θa.laː.θa/

Numeral

ثلاثة • (talāta or ṯalāṯa) n

1. three