Numbers

1. واحد، زوز، ثلاثة

   wāḥed, zūz, thlātha

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Basic counting; two is "zūz", not the standard "ithnān".

   Grammar Note

   Only "two" differs strongly from the standard language.

2. أربعة، خمسة، ستة

   arbʿa, khamsa, setta

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Counting on.

   Grammar Note

   Close to the standard forms.

3. سبعة، ثمانية، تسعة، عشرة

   sebʿa, thmenya, tesʿa, ʿashra

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Counting from seven to ten.

   Grammar Note

   "thmānya" in writing is pronounced "thmenya".

4. عشرين، خمسين، مية

   ʿishrīn, khamsīn, mya

   Twenty, fifty, one hundred

   Usage

   Tens and a hundred; essential for understanding prices.

   Grammar Note

   Tens end in "-īn"; 100 is "mya".

5. ألف وخمسمية

   alf w-khamsmiyya

   One thousand five hundred

   Usage

   For understanding larger amounts.

   Grammar Note

   The two parts are joined with "w-". A number assembled from attested words.

6. عشرين دينار

   ʿishrīn dīnār

   Twenty dinars

   Usage

   For stating or hearing a price; "dīnār" stays singular after the number.

   Grammar Note

   Simply put the currency after the number. A phrase assembled from attested words.

7. نحب ثلاثة قطع

   nḥebb thlātha qṭaʿ

   I'd like three pieces

   Usage

   For giving a quantity at a market or pastry shop.

   Grammar Note

   "qṭaʿ" is the plural of "qṭaʿa". A sentence assembled from attested words.

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