ستة
See also: شبھ and شبه
Arabic
60 | ||
← 5 | ٦ 6 | 7 → |
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Cardinal: سِتَّة (sitta) Ordinal: سَادِس (sādis) Multiplier: سُدَاسِيّ (sudāsiyy), مُسَدَّس (musaddas) Distributive: سُدَاسَ (sudāsa) Fractional: سُدُس (sudus), سُدْس (suds) |
Etymology
From the Proto-Semitic *šidθ- (“six”), cognates with Hebrew שישה \\ שִׁשָּׁה (shishá), Classical Syriac ܫܬ݁ܳܐ (štāʾ), Ge'ez ስድስቱ (sədəstu), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎘𐎚 (ṯṯt), and Akkadian 𒐋 (šeššet). Ultimately from a Proto-Afro-Asiatic root; compare to Egyptian sjsw, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴹⵉⵚ (sḍiṣ), and Hausa shidà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sit.ta/
Numeral
سِتَّة • (sitta) m (feminine سِتّ (sitt))
- six
- Eastern Arabic numeral: ٦ (6)
Usage notes
The indefinite triptote form سِتَّة (sitta) is used in compound numbers. The indefinite diptote form سِتَّةُ (sittatu) is used when the number stands alone:
- ثَلَاثَةُ نِصْفُ سِتَّةَ ― ṯalāṯatu niṣfu sittata ― three is half of six
Declension
Declension of numeral سِتَّة (sitta)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
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singular triptote in ـَة (-a); singular diptote in ـَة (-a) | basic singular triptote | |||||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سِتَّة sitta | السِّتَّة as-sitta | سِتَّة sittat | سِتّ sitt | السِّتّ as-sitt | سِتّ sitt |
Nominative | سِتَّةٌ; سِتَّةُ sittatun; sittatu | السِّتَّةُ as-sittatu | سِتَّةُ sittatu | سِتٌّ sittun | السِّتُّ as-sittu | سِتُّ sittu |
Accusative | سِتَّةً; سِتَّةَ sittatan; sittata | السِّتَّةَ as-sittata | سِتَّةَ sittata | سِتًّا sittan | السِّتَّ as-sitta | سِتَّ sitta |
Genitive | سِتَّةٍ; سِتَّةَ sittatin; sittata | السِّتَّةِ as-sittati | سِتَّةِ sittati | سِتٍّ sittin | السِّتِّ as-sitti | سِتِّ sitti |
Coordinate terms
- Last: خَمْسَة (ḵamsa) (or ٥ = 5)
- Next: سَبْعَة (sabʿa) (or ٧ = 7)
Egyptian Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪtːæ/
Numeral
ستة • (transliteration needed)
- six
- Eastern Arabic numeral: ٦
Coordinate terms
- Last: خمسة (or ٥ = 5)
- Next: سبعة (or ٧ = 7)