English → Arabic
count in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʿadda
- Arabizi
3adda- Type
- verb
- Root
- ع د د
How to use it
The verb عَدَّ means "to count, enumerate". It is a regular triliteral verb (ʿ-d-d). Use it for numbers, items, or abstract counts. The past form is عَدَّ, present يَعْدُو, and the verbal noun عَدّ.
Example sentences
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عَدَّتُ الأَصْوَاتِ بِدِقَّةٍ.
ʿaddatu al-aṣwāti bi-diqqatin.
I counted the votes accurately.
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هَلْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَعْدَ أَصْدِقَائَهُ؟
hal yastaṭīʿu an yaʿda aṣdiqāʾahu?
Can he count his friends?
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عَدَّتِ السَّاعَةُ خَمْسًا.
ʿaddat al-sāʿatu khamsan.
The clock counted five.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Count:
العدد:
Show Count
أظهر العدد
File Count
عدد الملفات
Child count
عدد الفروع
Directory Count
عدد الملفات
Count (unsorted)
العدد (غير مفروز)
Count from one to ten.
عد من واحد إلى عشرة.
But don’t count on it.
ولكن لا تعولوا على هذا.
Sami can't count money.
لا يعرف سامي كيف يحسب المال.
Can you count in Italian?
هل تستطيع أن تعُدّ بالإيطالية؟
Count me among the skeptics.
يمكنكم أن تعتبروني من بين المتشككين في كل هذا.
Don’t Count on Global Governance
لا تعولوا على الحوكمة العالمية
Questions and answers
What is the noun form of عَدَّ?
The verbal noun is عَدّ (ʿadd), meaning "counting".
Can عَدَّ be used for non‑numeric things?
Yes, it can mean "to consider" in some contexts, but the primary sense is numeric counting.
Related words and expressions
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