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ثلاثة
ثلاثة
See also: تلاتة
Arabic
Numeral
ثَلَاثَة • (ṯalāṯa) m (feminine ثَلَاث (ṯalāṯ))
Declension
Declension of numeral ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular triptote in ـَة (-a); singular diptote in ـَة (-a) | basic singular triptote | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ثَلَاثَة ṯalāṯa |
الثَّلَاثَة aṯ-ṯalāṯa |
ثَلَاثَة ṯalāṯat |
ثَلَاث ṯalāṯ |
الثَّلَاث aṯ-ṯalāṯ |
ثَلَاث ṯalāṯ |
| Nominative | ثَلَاثَةٌ; ثَلَاثَةُ ṯalāṯatun; ṯalāṯatu |
الثَّلَاثَةُ aṯ-ṯalāṯatu |
ثَلَاثَةُ ṯalāṯatu |
ثَلَاثٌ ṯalāṯun |
الثَّلَاثُ aṯ-ṯalāṯu |
ثَلَاثُ ṯalāṯu |
| Accusative | ثَلَاثَةً; ثَلَاثَةَ ṯalāṯatan; ṯalāṯata |
الثَّلَاثَةَ aṯ-ṯalāṯata |
ثَلَاثَةَ ṯalāṯata |
ثَلَاثًا ṯalāṯan |
الثَّلَاثَ aṯ-ṯalāṯa |
ثَلَاثَ ṯalāṯa |
| Genitive | ثَلَاثَةٍ; ثَلَاثَةَ ṯalāṯatin; ṯalāṯata |
الثَّلَاثَةِ aṯ-ṯalāṯati |
ثَلَاثَةِ ṯalāṯati |
ثَلَاثٍ ṯalāṯin |
الثَّلَاثِ aṯ-ṯalāṯi |
ثَلَاثِ ṯalāṯi |
Usage notes
The indefinite triptote form ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa) is used in compound numbers. The indefinite diptote form ثَلَاثَةُ (ṯalāṯatu) is used when the number stands alone:
- ثَلَاثَةُ نِصْفُ سِتَّةَ ― ṯalāṯatu niṣfu sittata ― three is half of six