🔤 Grammar
Numbers & counted nouns
Arabic numerals (١، ٢، ٣) run left-to-right even inside RTL text. Counted nouns after 1 stay singular; after 2 use the dual (كتابان — two books); after 3–10 use the plural.
Conjugation tables
1–10
| Number | Arabic | Translit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 / ١ | واحد | wāḥid |
| 2 / ٢ | اثنان | ithnān |
| 3 / ٣ | ثلاثة | thalātha |
| 4 / ٤ | أربعة | arbaʿa |
| 5 / ٥ | خمسة | khamsa |
| 6 / ٦ | ستة | sitta |
| 7 / ٧ | سبعة | sabʿa |
| 8 / ٨ | ثمانية | thamāniya |
| 9 / ٩ | تسعة | tisʿa |
| 10 / ١٠ | عشرة | ʿashara |
Examples
- عندي ثلاثة إخوة.ʿindī thalāthatu ikhwa.I have three brothers.
- الكتاب بعشرين جنيهاً.al-kitābu bi-ʿishrīna junayhan.The book is twenty pounds.
Practice
Match each numeral to its Arabic word.
Tap a arabic below, then tap the number it belongs to — or drag it.
Number
Arabic