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24 • <strong>Moroccan</strong> <strong>Arabic</strong><br />

Singular Form<br />

Dual Form<br />

day yum yumayn<br />

month šhr šhrayn<br />

year amع amaynع<br />

But...<br />

Singular Form<br />

Plural Form<br />

week simana juj d s-simanat<br />

minute dqiqa juj dqayq<br />

Numbers 11 thru 19<br />

The numbers 11 thru 19 do not have a short form. Only numbers 3 thru 10 have a short form.<br />

eleven<br />

twelve<br />

thirteen<br />

fourteen<br />

fifteen<br />

sixteen<br />

seventeen<br />

eighteen<br />

nineteen<br />

нdạš<br />

tṇaš<br />

tltạš<br />

rbعtạš<br />

xmstạš<br />

stṭạš<br />

sbعtạš<br />

tmntạš<br />

tsعtạš<br />

For numbers 11 thru 19, we can combine a number and a noun like this:<br />

number +<br />

‏(ر)‏ r<br />

or<br />

‏(ل)‏ l<br />

+ singular noun (no definite article)<br />

Yes — the singular!<br />

In <strong>Arabic</strong>, the plural<br />

form is only used for<br />

numbers 2 thru 10.<br />

The singular is used<br />

for everything else!<br />

sixteen years<br />

sixteen years<br />

eighteen girls<br />

eighteen girls<br />

stṭạš r amع<br />

stṭạš l amع<br />

tmntạš r bnt<br />

tmntạš l bnt

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