سبعة

Arabic

Root
س ب ع‎ (s-b-ʿ)

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: سَبْعَة (sabʿa)     Ordinal: سَابِع‎ (sābiʿ)     Multiplier: سُبَاعِيّ‎ (subāʿiyy), مُسَبَّع‎ (musabbaʿ)     Distributive: سُبَاعَ‎ (subāʿa)     Fractional: سُبُع‎ (subuʿ), سُبْع‎ (subʿ)

Etymology

From the Proto-Semitic *šabʿ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sab.ʕa/

Numeral

سَبْعَة • (sabʿa) m (feminine سَبْع‎ (sabʿ))

1. seven

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 سَبْعَة (sabʿa)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)			basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَبْعَة sabʿa	السَّبْعَة‎ as-sabʿa	سَبْعَة sabʿat	سَبْع‎ sabʿ	السَّبْع‎ as-sabʿ	سَبْع‎ sabʿ
Nominative	سَبْعَةٌ sabʿatun	السَّبْعَةُ‎ as-sabʿatu	سَبْعَةُ sabʿatu	سَبْعٌ‎ sabʿun	السَّبْعُ‎ as-sabʿu	سَبْعُ‎ sabʿu
Accusative	سَبْعَةً sabʿatan	السَّبْعَةَ‎ as-sabʿata	سَبْعَةَ sabʿata	سَبْعًا‎ sabʿan	السَّبْعَ‎ as-sabʿa	سَبْعَ‎ sabʿa
Genitive	سَبْعَةٍ sabʿatin	السَّبْعَةِ‎ as-sabʿati	سَبْعَةِ sabʿati	سَبْعٍ‎ sabʿin	السَّبْعِ‎ as-sabʿi	سَبْعِ‎ sabʿi

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: سبعة‎ (sabʿa)
• Maltese: sebgħa
• Moroccan Arabic: سبعة‎ (sabʕa)
• → Swahili: saba

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَبْعَة‎ (sabʿa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæbʕæ/

Numeral

سبعة • (sabʕa) ?

1. seven

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Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: سبعة     Ordinal: سابع‎     Fractional: سبع‎

Etymology

From Arabic سَبْعَة‎ (sabʿa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sab.ʕa/

• Audio

  (file)

Numeral

سبعة • (sabʕa) m (feminine سبع‎ (sabʕ))

1. seven

Descendants

• → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵙⴱⵄⴰ (sbɛa)

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South Levantine Arabic

South Levantine Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: سبعة     Ordinal: سابع‎     Fractional: سبع‎

Etymology

From Arabic سَبْعَة‎ (sabʿa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sab.ʕa/, [ˈsab.ʕa]

• Audio (Amman)

  (file)

Numeral

سبعة • (sabʕa) (construct state سبع‎ (sabʕ))

1. seven

Usage notes

• When followed by a noun, the construct form سبع‎ (sabʕ) is used.