Gulf Arabic

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Gulf Arabic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: خمستعش
    Ordinal: خمستعش

Etymology

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From Arabic خَمْسَةَ عَشَر (ḵamsata ʕašar). See also Maltese ħmistax and Egyptian Arabic خمستاشر (ḵamastāšaṛ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /χə.mɪs.tə.ʕəʃ/

Numeral

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خمستعش (ḵamistaʕaš)

  1. fifteen

Adjective

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خمستعش (ḵamistaʕaš)

  1. fifteenth

South Levantine Arabic

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South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
 ←  14 ١٥
15
16  → 
    Cardinal: خمستعش

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ (ḵamsata ʕašara).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xams.taʃ/, [ˌxa.m(ɪ)sˈtˤɑʃ]
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Numeral

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خمستعش (ḵamstaʕš) (construct state خمستعشر (ḵamstaʕšar))

  1. fifteen