سبعة
Arabic
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س ب ع (s-b-ʿ) |
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Cardinal: سَبْعَة (sabʿa) Ordinal: سَابِع (sābiʿ) Multiplier: سُبَاعِيّ (subāʿiyy), مُسَبَّع (musabbaʿ) Distributive: سُبَاعَ (subāʿa) Fractional: سُبُع (subuʿ), سُبْع (subʿ) |
Etymology
From the Proto-Semitic *šabʿ-. Cognate with Hebrew שבעה (shiv'á).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sab.ʕa/
Numeral
سَبْعَة • (sabʿa) m (feminine سَبْع (sabʿ))
- seven
Usage notes
- Excepting "one" and "two", all the cardinal numbers may precede or succeed the modified noun or substantive. Prepositive use is more usual, however.
- The cardinal numbers "three" to "nine" exhibit polarity: they differ in gender from the modified noun or substantive. Polarity is also possible even when the number is postposed.
Declension
Declension of numeral سَبْعَة (sabʿa)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
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singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | basic singular triptote | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سَبْعَة sabʿa | السَّبْعَة as-sabʿa | سَبْعَة sabʿat | سَبْع sabʿ | السَّبْع as-sabʿ | سَبْع sabʿ |
Nominative | سَبْعَةٌ sabʿatun | السَّبْعَةُ as-sabʿatu | سَبْعَةُ sabʿatu | سَبْعٌ sabʿun | السَّبْعُ as-sabʿu | سَبْعُ sabʿu |
Accusative | سَبْعَةً sabʿatan | السَّبْعَةَ as-sabʿata | سَبْعَةَ sabʿata | سَبْعًا sabʿan | السَّبْعَ as-sabʿa | سَبْعَ sabʿa |
Genitive | سَبْعَةٍ sabʿatin | السَّبْعَةِ as-sabʿati | سَبْعَةِ sabʿati | سَبْعٍ sabʿin | السَّبْعِ as-sabʿi | سَبْعِ sabʿi |
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: سبعة (sabʿa)
- Maltese: sebgħa
- Moroccan Arabic: سبعة (sabʕa)
- → Swahili: saba
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic سَبْعَة (sabʿa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsæbʕæ/
Numeral
سبعة • (sabʕa) ?
- seven
Moroccan Arabic
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Cardinal: سبعة Ordinal: سابع Fractional: سبع |
Etymology
From Arabic سَبْعَة (sabʿa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sab.ʕa/
Audio (file)
Numeral
سبعة • (sabʕa) m (feminine سبع (sabʕ))
- seven
Descendants
- → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵙⴱⵄⴰ (sbɛa)
South Levantine Arabic
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Cardinal: سبعة Ordinal: سابع Fractional: سبع |
Etymology
From Arabic سَبْعَة (sabʿa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sab.ʕa/, [ˈsab.ʕa]
Audio (Amman) (file)
Numeral
سبعة • (sabʕa) (construct state سبع (sabʕ))
- seven
Usage notes
- When followed by a noun, the construct form سبع (sabʕ) is used.