Maltese

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    Cardinal: sbatax
    Attributive cardinal: sbatax-il
    Adverbial: sbatax-il darba

Etymology

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From Arabic سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ (sabʕata ʕašara). By surface analysis, sebat +‎ -ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic سبعتاش (sbaʕtāš), Egyptian Arabic سبعتاشر (sabaʕtāšar).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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sbatax m or f

  1. seventeen (absolute form)
    Coordinate term: (attributive form) sbatax-il

Usage notes

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  • The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms

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