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twelve in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ithnā ‘ashara
- Arabizi
ithna 3ashar- Type
- number
How to use it
"Twelve" is the cardinal number 12. It is used like any other number and does not change form in Arabic. In spoken Arabic you often hear "ithna ‘ashar" without the final vowel.
Example sentences
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اِثْنَا عَشَرَ طَالِبًا حَضَرُوا الدَّرْسَ.
ithnā ‘ashara ṭāliban ḥaḍarū al-darsa.
Twelve students attended the class.
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اِسْتَخْدَمْتُ اِثْنَا عَشَرَ سَنَةً لِلتَّدْرِيبِ.
istakhdamtu ithnā ‘ashara sanatan lit-tadrīb.
I used twelve years for training.
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اِثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا مَضَى، رَجَعْتُ إِلَى بَلَدِي.
ithnā ‘ashara shahran maḍā, raǧaʿtu ilā baladī.
Twelve months later, I returned to my country.
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.
Article Twelve
المادة الثانية عشرة
I'm twelve years old.
عمري إثنا عشر.
The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
وسور المدينة كان له اثنا عشر اساسا وعليها اسماء رسل الخروف الاثني عشر.
of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
من سبط شمعون اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط لاوي اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط يساكر اثنا عشر الف مختوم.
of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
من سبط اشير اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط نفتالي اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط منسّى اثنا عشر الف مختوم.
of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand, of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
من سبط يهوذا اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط رأوبين اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط جاد اثنا عشر الف مختوم.
of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
من سبط زبولون اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط يوسف اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط بنيامين اثنا عشر الف مختوم
Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
من سبط يهوذا اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط رأوبين اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط جاد اثنا عشر الف مختوم.
Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
من سبط شمعون اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط لاوي اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط يساكر اثنا عشر الف مختوم.
Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
من سبط اشير اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط نفتالي اثنا عشر الف مختوم. من سبط منسّى اثنا عشر الف مختوم.
all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs a year old twelve, and their meal offering; and the male goats for a sin offering twelve;
كل الثيران للمحرقة اثنا عشر ثورا والكباش اثنا عشر والخراف الحوليّة اثنا عشر مع تقدمتها وتيوس المعز اثنا عشر لذبيحة الخطية
All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.
كل الثيران للمحرقة اثنا عشر ثورا والكباش اثنا عشر والخراف الحوليّة اثنا عشر مع تقدمتها وتيوس المعز اثنا عشر لذبيحة الخطية
Questions and answers
How do I count from ten to fifteen in Arabic?
Ten = عَشَرَةٌ (ʿashara), eleven = اِحْدَى عَشَرَ (iḥdā ‘ashara), twelve = اِثْنَا عَشَرَ (ithnā ‘ashara), thirteen = ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ (thalātha ‘ashara), fourteen = أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ (arbaʿa ‘ashara), fifteen = خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ (khamsa ‘ashara).
Is there a special form for "twelve" when counting objects?
No special form; you simply use "اثنا عشر" before the counted noun, e.g., "اثنا عشر كتابًا" (twelve books).
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