Maltese edit

Maltese numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: sittax
    Attributive cardinal: sittax-il
    Adverbial: sittax-il darba

Etymology edit

From Arabic سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ (sittata ʕašara). By surface analysis, sitt +‎ -ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic ستاش (sittāš), Egyptian Arabic ستاشر (sittāšar).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

sittax m or f

  1. sixteen (absolute form)
    Coordinate term: (attributive form) sittax-il

Usage notes edit

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

Coordinate terms edit