Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Numeral edit

عَشْر (ʕašrm (feminine عَشَرَة (ʕašara))

  1. masculine of عَشَرَة (ʕašara, ten)
Descendants edit
  • Maltese: għaxar
  • Bengali: আসর (aśor)

Etymology 2 edit

Numeral edit

عَشَرَ (ʕašaram (feminine عَشْرَةَ (ʕašrata))

  1. -teen (in numerals 11–19, e.g. أَحَدَ عَشَرَ (ʔaḥada ʕašara, eleven))

Etymology 3 edit

Arabic numbers (edit)
 ←  9 ١٠
10
    Cardinal: عَشَرَة (ʕašara)
    Ordinal: عَاشِر (ʕāšir)
    Multiplier: عُشَارِيّ (ʕušāriyy), مُعَشَّر (muʕaššar)
    Distributive: عُشَارَ (ʕušāra)
    Fractional: عُشُر (ʕušur), عُشْر (ʕušr)

From the root ع ش ر (ʕ-š-r); compare عَشَرَة (ʕašara, ten).

Noun edit

عُشُر or عُشْر (ʕušur or ʕušrm (plural أَعْشَار (ʔaʕšār))

  1. one tenth
Declension edit
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Etymology 4 edit

عُشَرCalotropis procera
عُشَرCalotropis gigantea

From the root ع ش ر (ʕ-š-r), perhaps in the sense of association because the fibrous plant yields cordage for medicinal purposes.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

عُشَر or عُشْر (ʕušar or ʕušrm

  1. apple of Sodom (Calotropis procera) as well as crown flower (Calotropis gigantea), milkweed (the genus Calotropis, which has only these two species and Calotropis acia in India)
    Synonym: (Al-Andalus) تُرُنْجَان الثَعْلَب (turunjān aṯ-ṯaʕlab)
Declension edit
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Further reading edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

South Levantine Arabic numbers (edit)
 ←  9 ١٠
10
    Cardinal: عشرة
    Ordinal: عاشر
    Fractional: عشر

From Arabic عُشُر (ʕušur).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʕuʃr/, [ˈʕʊ.ʃ(o)r]
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Noun edit

عشر (ʕušrm (plural عشار (ʕšār) or أعشار (ʾaʕšār))

  1. tenth (fraction)

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic عَشْر (ʕašr), feminine of عَشَرة (ʕašara).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

عشر (ʕašr)

  1. construct state of عشرة (ʕašara)