اثنان
Arabic
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| ← 1 | ٢ 2 | 3 → |
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| Cardinal: اِثْنَان (iṯnān) Ordinal: ثَانٍ (ṯānin) Multiplier: ثُنَائِيّ (ṯunāʾiyy), مُثَنًّى (muṯannan) Distributive: ثُنَاءَ (ṯunāʾa), مَثْنَى (maṯnā) Fractional: نِصْف (niṣf) | ||
Etymology
From the root ث ن ي (ṯ-n-y), from Proto-Semitic *θnā-, *θny-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ʔi)θnaːn/
Numeral
اِثْنَان • (iṯnān) m du (oblique اِثْنَيْن (iṯnayn), feminine اِثْنَتَان (iṯnatān) or ثِنْتَان (ṯintān), feminine oblique اِثْنَتَيْن (iṯnatayn) or ثِنْتَيْن (ṯintayn))
- two
- Eastern Arabic numeral: ٢ (2)
Usage notes
- Numbers "one" and "two" follow the gender of the related word.
- Numbers "one" and "two" are optional, since nouns have singular (one), dual (two) and plural forms.
Declension
Declension of numeral اِثْنَان (iṯnān)
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | اِثْنَيْن iṯnayn | الِاثْنَيْن al-iṯnayn | اِثْنَيْ iṯnay |
| Nominative | اِثْنَانِ iṯnāni | الِاثْنَانِ al-iṯnāni | اِثْنَا iṯnā |
| Accusative | اِثْنَيْنِ iṯnayni | الِاثْنَيْنِ al-iṯnayni | اِثْنَيْ iṯnay |
| Genitive | اِثْنَيْنِ iṯnayni | الِاثْنَيْنِ al-iṯnayni | اِثْنَيْ iṯnay |
Coordinate terms
- Last: وَاحِد (wāḥid) (or ١ = 1)
- Next: ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa) (or ٣ = 3)