{"id":14927,"date":"2017-10-05T14:21:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T14:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=14927"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T14:21:09","slug":"arabic-numbers-1-10-msa-vs-dialects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/arabic-numbers-1-10-msa-vs-dialects\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic Numbers 1\u201410: MSA vs. Dialects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deemed as one of the most difficult languages to learn, some may wonder what makes Arabic so. Well, one aspect of difficulty is the variation between the standard form\u0627\u0644\u0641\u064f\u0635\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0649 <\/strong>\u00a0(formal, educational form) and the dialectal, colloquial, conversational form \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0651\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629<\/strong>. As to numbers, as is the case with most variations, the difference is morpho-phonological. That is, some words are blended (in the case of 11-19), and sounds are pronounced differently.<\/p>\n

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The MSA \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064f\u0635\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0649:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In MSA, cardinal numbers have masculine and feminine forms. The feminine is derived from the masculine by adding the feminine marker \u2018taa marbuuTah\u2019 \u0629<\/strong> \/ \u0640\u0629<\/strong> to the end, hence \u062b\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627\u062b <\/strong>becomes \u062b\u064e\u0644\u0627\u062b\u064e\u0629<\/strong> and \u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639 <\/strong>becomes \u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>and so forth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062d\u0650\u062f<\/strong><\/td>\nwaaHid (m)<\/em><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062d\u0650\u062f\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nwaaHidah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0627\u0650\u062b\u0652\u0646\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/strong><\/td>\nithnayn (m)<\/em><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0627\u0650\u062b\u0652\u0646\u064e\u062a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/strong><\/td>\nithnatayn (f)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062b\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627\u062b\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nthalaathah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062b\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627\u062b<\/strong><\/td>\nthalaath (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2019arba\u2018ah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2019arba\u2018 (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062e\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nkhamsah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062e\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633<\/strong><\/td>\nkhams (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u0650\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nsittah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u0650\u062a\u0651<\/strong><\/td>\nsitt (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0629\u064e<\/strong><\/td>\nsab\u2018ah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0639<\/strong><\/td>\nsab\u2018 (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062b\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nthamaaniyah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062b\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong><\/td>\nthamaan (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\ntis\u2018ah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0639<\/strong><\/td>\ntis\u2018 (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0639\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2018ashrah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0639\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0631<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2018ashr (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NB: \u2018 <\/strong>= \u0639\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2019 <\/strong>= \u0623<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Levantine \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Except for numbers 1 and 2, numbers from 3 to 10 have the same form both masculine and feminine, hence speakers of this dialects say \u062a\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0647 \u0628\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627\u062a <\/strong>tis\u2018a banat <\/em>\u2018nine girls\u2019 and \u062a\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0647 \u0648\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0627\u062f <\/strong>tis\u2018a wilaad<\/em> \u2018nine boys.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062d\u064e\u062f<\/strong><\/td>\nwaaHad (m)<\/em><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0648\u064e\u062d\u0652\u062f\u0650\u0647<\/strong><\/td>\nwaHde (f) <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0652\u0646\u0652\u064a\u0650\u0646<\/strong><\/td>\ntniin (m) <\/em><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062a\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/strong><\/td>\ntintiin (f) <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0652\u0647<\/strong><\/td>\ntlaate <\/em><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0647<\/strong><\/td>\narba\u2018a<\/em><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062e\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633\u0652\u0647<\/strong><\/td>\nkhame <\/em><\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u0650\u062a\u0651\u0647<\/strong><\/td>\nSitte<\/em><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0639\u064e<\/strong><\/td>\nsab\u2018a<\/em><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0652\u064a\u0652\u0647<\/strong><\/td>\ntmaanye <\/em><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0647<\/strong><\/td>\ntis\u2018a<\/em><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0639\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2018ashra<\/em><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NB: \u2018<\/strong> = \u0639<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Egyptian \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0650\u0635\u0652\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

This dialect resembles the Levantine, except that for consonant clusters. In Egyptian, a sequence of two consonants is broken by inserting a vowel before or after a consonant, hence tniin<\/em>, tlaate<\/em>, and tmaanye<\/em> in Levantine become itniin<\/em>, talaata<\/em>, and tamanya<\/em>, respectively. Breaking of consonant clusters by vowel insertion is common in Egyptian Arabic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062d\u0650\u062f<\/strong><\/td>\nwaaHid (m)<\/em><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0648\u064e\u062d\u0652\u062f\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nwaHda (f)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0627\u0650\u062a\u0652\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/strong><\/td>\nitniin <\/em><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u064e\u0644\u0627\u062a\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\ntalaata <\/em><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\narb\u2018a <\/em><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062e\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633\u0652\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nkhamsa<\/em><\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u0650\u062a\u0651\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nsitta<\/em><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0639\u0652\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nsab\u2018a<\/em><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u064a\u0652\u0647<\/strong><\/td>\ntamanya<\/em><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0639\u0652\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\ntis\u2018a<\/em><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0639\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0631\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2018ashara<\/em><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NB: \u2018<\/strong> = \u0639<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Peninsular <\/strong>\u0627\u0644\u062c\u064e\u0632\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0629 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0652\u062c<\/strong><\/span>:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Peninsular Arabic, which includes Yemeni Arabic, Saudi Arabic, and Arabic of other Gulf States, resemble to a great measure that of MSA. Variation in pronunciation is really scant, as seen in the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062d\u0650\u062f<\/strong><\/td>\nwaaHid (m)<\/em><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062d\u0650\u062f\u0650\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nwaaHidih (f)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0627\u0650\u062b\u0652\u0646\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/strong><\/td>\nithnayn (m)<\/em><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062b\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/strong><\/td>\nthintayn (f)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062b\u064e\u0644\u0627\u062b\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nthalaathah (f) <\/em><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062b\u064e\u0644\u0627\u062b<\/strong><\/td>\nthalaath (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0629 <\/strong><\/td>\narba\u2018ah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639<\/strong><\/td>\narba\u2018 (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062e\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633\u064e\u0629 <\/strong><\/td>\nkhamsah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062e\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633<\/strong><\/td>\nkhams (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u0650\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nsittah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u0650\u062a\u0651<\/strong><\/td>\nsitt (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nsab\u2018ah (f) <\/em><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0639<\/strong><\/td>\nsab\u2018 (m) <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062b\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nthamaaniyah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062b\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong><\/td>\nthamaan \/ thimaan (f) <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\ntis\u2018ah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0639<\/strong><\/td>\ntis\u2018 (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0639\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2018asharah \/ \u2018ashrah (f)<\/em><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0639\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0631\u060c \u0639\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0631<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2018ashr \/ \u2018ashar (m)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Moroccan <\/strong>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u063a\u0652\u0631\u0650\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/span>:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

A distinctive feature of Moroccan Arabic is over-clustering. That is, short vowels of MSA are oftentimes dropped and replaced by a sequence of sukoons<\/em>, i.e. a cluster of two or more consonants. This phenomenon is what make this variety of Arabic difficult to follow \/ understand. Take the case of khmsa, stta, sb\u2018a, <\/em>and thmnya<\/em>, in each word there is a cluster of three consonants. This makes the dialect difficulty to mimic and understand by other speakers of Arabic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062d\u0650\u062f <\/strong><\/td>\nwaaHid (m)<\/em><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062d\u0650\u062f\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nwaaHida (f)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062c\u064f\u0648\u0652\u062c<\/strong><\/td>\njuuj <\/em><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0650\u0644\u0627\u062a\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nTilaata<\/em><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0631\u0652\u0628\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nrb\u2018a <\/em><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062e\u0652\u0645\u0652\u0633\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nkhmsa<\/em><\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u0652\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nstta<\/em><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0633\u0652\u0628\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nsb\u2018a<\/em><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062b\u0652\u0645\u0652\u0646\u064a\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\nthmnya<\/em><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0652\u0633\u0652\u0639\u064f\u0648\u062f<\/strong><\/td>\nts\u2018uud<\/em><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0639\u0652\u0634\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2018shra<\/em><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As for juuj<\/em>, which is sometimes pronounced as juuz<\/em>, it is taken from the MSA word zawj<\/em> \u2018a pair of\u2019. This word is common in Yemeni Arabic as well and used in pretty much the way as by Moroccans. ts\u2018uud <\/em>is an interesting case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Deemed as one of the most difficult languages to learn, some may wonder what makes Arabic so. Well, one aspect of difficulty is the variation between the standard form\u0627\u0644\u0641\u064f\u0635\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0649 \u00a0(formal, educational form) and the dialectal, colloquial, conversational form \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0651\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629. As to numbers, as is the case with most variations, the difference is morpho-phonological. That is…<\/p>\n

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