سبعة

Arabic

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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- (“seven”). From root س ب ع‎ (s-b-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sab.ʕa/

Numeral

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

1. seven

   Eastern Arabic numeral: ٧‎ (7)

Usage notes

See ثَلَاثَة‎ (ṯalāṯa) for the usage of this number, including when to use the diptote and triptote forms.

Declension

Declension of numeral سَبْعَة (sabʿa)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; singular diptote 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; سَبْعَةُ sabʿatun‎; sabʿatu	السَّبْعَةُ‎ as-sabʿatu	سَبْعَةُ sabʿatu	سَبْعٌ‎ sabʿun	السَّبْعُ‎ as-sabʿu	سَبْعُ‎ sabʿu
Accusative	سَبْعَةً‎; سَبْعَةَ sabʿatan‎; sabʿata	السَّبْعَةَ‎ as-sabʿata	سَبْعَةَ sabʿata	سَبْعًا‎ sabʿan	السَّبْعَ‎ as-sabʿa	سَبْعَ‎ sabʿa
Genitive	سَبْعَةٍ‎; سَبْعَةَ sabʿatin‎; sabʿata	السَّبْعَةِ‎ as-sabʿati	سَبْعَةِ sabʿati	سَبْعٍ‎ sabʿin	السَّبْعِ‎ as-sabʿi	سَبْعِ‎ sabʿi

Coordinate terms

• Last: سِتَّة‎ (sitta) (or ٦ = 6)
• Next: ثَمَانِيَة‎ (ṯamāniya) (or ٨ = 8)

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From root س ب ع‎ (s-b-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæbʕæ/

Numeral

سبعة • (transliteration needed)

1. seven

   Eastern Arabic numeral: ٧‎

Coordinate terms

• Last: ستة‎ (or ٦ = 6)
• Next: تمانية‎ (or ٨ = 8)