Numbers 0 – 10

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Numbers 0 – 10

Arabic numerals & words

Two number systems are used in the Arabic-speaking world: Eastern Arabic (in the Qur'an and many Arab countries) and the familiar Western digits. Learn both.

1

0 – ٠ – صِفْر

sifr — 'empty'. This is the origin of the English word 'zero'.

٠

0 · sifr

2

1 – ١ – وَاحِد

wāhid — one.

١

1 · wahid

3

2 – ٢ – اِثْنَان

ithnān — two.

٢

2 · ithnan

4

3 – ٣ – ثَلَاثَة

thalātha — three.

٣

3 · thalatha

5

4 – ٤ – أَرْبَعَة

arba'a — four.

٤

4 · arba'a

6

5 – ٥ – خَمْسَة

khamsa — five.

٥

5 · khamsa

7

6 – ٦ – سِتَّة

sitta — six.

٦

6 · sitta

8

7 – ٧ – سَبْعَة

sab'a — seven.

٧

7 · sab'a

9

8 – ٨ – ثَمَانِيَة

thamāniya — eight.

٨

8 · thamaniya

10

9 – ٩ – تِسْعَة

tis'a — nine.

٩

9 · tis'a

11

10 – ١٠ – عَشَرَة

'ashara — ten.

١٠

10 · 'ashara