تسعة

Arabic

Root
ت س ع (t-s-ʕ)

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: تِسْعَة (tisʕa)     Ordinal: تَاسِع (tāsiʕ)     Multiplier: تُسَاعِيّ (tusāʕiyy), مُتَسَّع (mutassaʕ)     Distributive: تُسَاعَ (tusāʕa)     Fractional: تُسُع (tusuʕ), تُسْع (tusʕ)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *tišʕatum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tis.ʕa/

Numeral

تِسْعَة • (tisʕa) f (masculine تِسْع (tisʕ))

1. nine

Usage notes

• Excepting "one" and "two", all the cardinal numbers may precede or succeed the modified noun or substantive. Prepositive use is more usual, however.
• The cardinal numbers "three" to "nine" exhibit polarity: they differ in gender from the modified noun or substantive. Polarity is also possible even when the number is postposed.

Declension

Declension of numeral تِسْع (tisʕ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تِسْع tisʕ	التِّسْع at-tisʕ	تِسْع tisʕ	تِسْعَة tisʕa	التِّسْعَة at-tisʕa	تِسْعَة tisʕat
Nominative	تِسْعٌ tisʕun	التِّسْعُ at-tisʕu	تِسْعُ tisʕu	تِسْعَةٌ tisʕatun	التِّسْعَةُ at-tisʕatu	تِسْعَةُ tisʕatu
Accusative	تِسْعًا tisʕan	التِّسْعَ at-tisʕa	تِسْعَ tisʕa	تِسْعَةً tisʕatan	التِّسْعَةَ at-tisʕata	تِسْعَةَ tisʕata
Genitive	تِسْعٍ tisʕin	التِّسْعِ at-tisʕi	تِسْعِ tisʕi	تِسْعَةٍ tisʕatin	التِّسْعَةِ at-tisʕati	تِسْعَةِ tisʕati

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: تسعة (tisʕa)
• Maltese: disgħa
• Moroccan Arabic: تسعة (tisʕa), ⇒ تسعود (tisʕūd)
• → Swahili: tisa

References

• Arabic Ontology Lemma

Egyptian Arabic

Egyptian Arabic numbers ^(edit)

	90
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Cardinal: تسعة     Ordinal: تاسع     Fractional: تسع

Etymology

From Arabic تِسْعَة (tisʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪs.ʕæ/

Numeral

تسعة • (tisʕa) f

1. nine

Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)

	90
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Cardinal: تسعود, تسعة     Ordinal: تاسع     Fractional: تسع

Etymology

From Arabic تِسْعَة (tisʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tis.ʕa/

• Audio:

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Numeral

تسعة • (tisʕa) f (construct state تسع (tisʕ))

1. nine

   Synonym: تسعود (tisʕūd)

South Levantine Arabic

South Levantine Arabic numbers ^(edit)

	90
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Cardinal: تسعة     Ordinal: تاسع     Fractional: تسع

Etymology

From Arabic تِسْعَة (tisʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tis.ʕa/, [ˈtɪs.ʕa]

• Audio (Amman):

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Numeral

تسعة • (tisʕa) (construct state تسع (tisʕ))

1. nine

Usage notes

• When followed by a noun, the construct form تسع (tisʕ) is used.