Maltese edit

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    Cardinal: dsatax
    Attributive cardinal: dsatax-il
    Adverbial: dsatax-il darba

Etymology edit

From Arabic تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ (tisʕata ʕašara). By surface analysis, disat +‎ -ax. Compare Egyptian Arabic تسعتاشر (tisʕatāšar).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

dsatax m or f

  1. nineteen (absolute form)
    Coordinate term: (attributive form) dsatax-il

Usage notes edit

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

Coordinate terms edit