تسعود

Moroccan Arabic

Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)

	90
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Cardinal: تسعود, تسعة     Ordinal: تاسع     Fractional: تسع

Etymology

From Arabic تِسْعَة (tisʕa), formed by taboo replacement due to homophony with تسعى (“you beg”). The added consonant comes from سَعَدَ (saʕada, “be happy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tis.ʕuːd/

Numeral

تسعود • (tisʕūd) m (feminine تسع (tisʕ))

1. nine

   Synonym: تسعة (tisʕa)

Descendants

• → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵜⵙⵄⵓⴷ (tsɛud)