ثلاثة

From Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum.

• IPA^(key): /θa.laː.θa/

ثَلَاثَة • (ṯalāṯa) f (masculine ثَلَاث‎ (ṯalāṯ))

1. three

   ‏رَأَيْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ رِجَالٍ وَثَلَاثَ نِسَاءٍ‎ ― raʔaytu ṯalāṯata rijālin waṯalāṯa nisāʔin ― I saw three men and three women.

   ‏رَأَيْتُ رِجَالًا ثَلَاثَةً وَنِسَاءً ثَلَاثًا‎ ― raʔaytu rijālan ṯalāṯatan wanisāʔan ṯalāṯan ― I saw three men and three women.

   ‏رَأَيْتُ رِجَالًا ثَلَاثًا وَنِسَاءً ثَلَاثَةً‎ ― raʔaytu rijālan ṯalāṯan wanisāʔan ṯalāṯatan ― I saw three men and three women.

• 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.

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• Egyptian Arabic: تلاتة‎ (talāta)
• Maltese: tlieta
• Moroccan Arabic: تلاتة‎ (tlāta)
• South Levantine Arabic: تلاتة‎ (talāte)

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /ta.laː.ta/, /θa.laː.θa/

ثلاثة • (talāta or ṯalāṯa) n

1. three