ħmistax
Maltese edit
← 14 | 15 | 16 → |
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Cardinal: ħmistax Attributive cardinal: ħmistax-il Adverbial: ħmistax-il darba |
Etymology edit
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 edit
Numeral edit
ħmistax m or f
- fifteen (absolute form)
- Coordinate term: (attributive form) ħmistax-il
Usage notes edit
- The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.
Coordinate terms edit
Maltese cardinal numbers from 0 to 99