Iraqi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic اِثْنَا عَشَرَ (iṯnā ʕašara).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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اثنعش (iṯnaʕaš)

  1. twelve
    شِفِتْ إثْنَعِشْ طَيْرْI saw 12 birds.

References

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  • Dictionary of Baghdadi Dialect by Sheikh Jalal Al-Hanafi, part 1, page 68.