tnax

Maltese

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

Etymology

From Arabic اِثْنَا عَشَرَ (iṯnā ʕašara). Equivalent to tn(ejn) +‎ -ax. Compare Egyptian Arabic اِتْنَاشَر (itnāšar), Moroccan Arabic تناش (tnāš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tnaːʃ/

Numeral

tnax m or f

1. twelve (absolute form)

Usage notes

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

Coordinate terms

• tnax-il (attributive form)