ħmistax

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Maltese

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Maltese numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ħmistax
    Attributive cardinal: ħmistax-il
    Adverbial: ħmistax-il darba

Etymology

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From Arabic خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ (ḵamsata ʕašara). By surface analysis, ħamest +‎ -ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic خمستاش (ḵmastāš), Tunisian Arabic خمستاش (ḵmastāš), Gulf Arabic خمستعش (ḵəmistəʕəš), Egyptian Arabic خمستاشر (ḵamastāšar).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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ħmistax m or f

  1. fifteen (absolute form)
    Coordinate term: (attributive form) ħmistax-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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