tnejn

See also: it-Tnejn

Maltese

Maltese numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: tnejn     Attributive cardinal: (short form) żewġ, (long form) żewġt, (short form) ġiex, (long form) ġiext     Ordinal: tieni     Adverbial: darbtejn     Fractional: nofs

Etymology

From Arabic اِثْنَان (iṯnān). Compare Egyptian Arabic اِتْنَيْن (itnēn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tnɛjn/

Numeral

tnejn m or f

1. two (absolute form)

Usage notes

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

Coordinate terms

• żewġ (short attributive form)
• żewġt (long attributive form)