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sittax

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Maltese

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    Cardinal: sittax
    Attributive cardinal: sittax-il
    Adverbial: sittax-il darba

Etymology

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    Inherited from Arabic سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ (sittata ʕašara). By surface analysis, sitt +‎ -ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic ستاش (sittāš), Egyptian Arabic ستاشر (sittāšar).

    Pronunciation

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    Numeral

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    sittax m or f

    1. sixteen (absolute form)
      Coordinate term: (attributive form) sittax-il

    Usage notes

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    • The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

    Coordinate terms

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