تسعة

Arabic

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

	90
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Cardinal: تِسْعَة (tisʕa)     Ordinal: تَاسِع‎ (tāsiʕ)     Multiplier: تُسَاعِيّ‎ (tusāʕiyy), مُتَسَّع‎ (mutassaʕ)     Distributive: تُسَاعَ‎ (tusāʕa)     Fractional: تُسُع‎ (tusuʕ), تُسْع‎ (tusʕ)

Etymology

From the root ت س ع‎ (t-s-ʕ), from Proto-Semitic *tišʿ- (“nine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tis.ʕa/

Numeral

تِسْعَة • (tisʕa) f, masculine تِسْع‎ (tisʕ)

1. nine

Usage notes

• Excepting "one" and "two", all the cardinal numbers may precede or succeed the modified noun or substantive. Prepositive use is more usual, however.
• The cardinal numbers "three" to "nine" exhibit polarity: they differ in gender from the modified noun or substantive. Polarity is also possible even when the number is postposed.

Declension

Declension of numeral تِسْع‎ (tisʕ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تِسْع‎ tisʕ	التِّسْع‎ at-tisʕ	تِسْع‎ tisʕ	تِسْعَة tisʕa	التِّسْعَة‎ at-tisʕa	تِسْعَة tisʕat
Nominative	تِسْعٌ‎ tisʕun	التِّسْعُ‎ at-tisʕu	تِسْعُ‎ tisʕu	تِسْعَةٌ tisʕatun	التِّسْعَةُ‎ at-tisʕatu	تِسْعَةُ tisʕatu
Accusative	تِسْعًا‎ tisʕan	التِّسْعَ‎ at-tisʕa	تِسْعَ‎ tisʕa	تِسْعَةً tisʕatan	التِّسْعَةَ‎ at-tisʕata	تِسْعَةَ tisʕata
Genitive	تِسْعٍ‎ tisʕin	التِّسْعِ‎ at-tisʕi	تِسْعِ‎ tisʕi	تِسْعَةٍ tisʕatin	التِّسْعَةِ‎ at-tisʕati	تِسْعَةِ tisʕati

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: تسعة‎ (tisʕa)
• Maltese: disgħa
• Moroccan Arabic: تسعة‎ (tisʕa), تسعود‎ (tisʕūd)
• → Swahili: tisa

References

• Arabic Ontology Lemma

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic تِسْعَة‎ (tisʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪsʕæ/

Numeral

تسعة • (tisʕa) ?

1. nine

Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)

	90
←  8	9	10  →
Cardinal: تسعود‎, تسعة     Ordinal: تاسع‎     Fractional: تسع‎

Etymology

From Arabic تِسْعَة‎ (tisʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tis.ʕa/

• Audio

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Numeral

تسعة • (tisʕa) m, feminine تسع‎ (tisʕ)

1. nine

   Synonym: تسعود‎ (tisʕūd)

South Levantine Arabic

South Levantine Arabic numbers ^(edit)

	90
←  8	٩ 9	10  →
Cardinal: تسعة     Ordinal: تاسع‎     Fractional: تسع‎

Etymology

From Arabic تِسْعَة‎ (tisʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tis.ʕa/, [ˈtɪs.ʕa]

• Audio (Amman)

  (file)

Numeral

تسعة • (tisʕa), construct state تسع‎ (tisʕ)

1. nine

Usage notes

• When followed by a noun, the construct form تسع‎ (tisʕ) is used.