Larger numbers like 1,000 are "alf", 100,000 is "mi'at alf", and 10,000,000 is "milyun".
– Numbers 3–10 have gender mismatch with nouns (rules are detailed but beyond this basic table).
: إثنان وأربعون ( iṯnān wa-arba'un ) — Literally "Two and forty". 4. Hundreds (100–900) 100 : مائة ( mi'a ) 200 : مائتان ( mi'atān ) 300 : ثلاثمائة ( ṯalāṯmi'a ) 1000 : ألف ( alf ) Practical Resources
The word for 1,000 is .
Numbers 11–19 follow a pattern: the digit (1–9) followed by "ten" ( 'ašar ). : أحد عشر ( aḥada 'ašar ) 12 : إثنا عشر ( iṯnā 'ašar ) 13 : ثلاثة عشر ( ṯalāṯa 'ašar ) 19 : تسعة عشر ( tis'a 'ašar ) 3. Tens (20–90) Multiples of ten generally end in the "-un" sound. 20 : عشرون ( 'išrun ) 30 : ثلاثون ( ṯalāṯun ) 40 : أربعون ( arba'un ) 50 : خمسون ( ḫamsun ) 90 : تسعون ( tis'un )
| Value | Eastern Numeral | Arabic Word (transliteration) | |-------|----------------|-------------------------------| | 1 | ١ | wāḥid (واحد) | | 2 | ٢ | ithnān (اثنان) | | 3 | ٣ | thalātha (ثلاثة) | | 4 | ٤ | arba‘a (أربعة) | | 5 | ٥ | khamsa (خمسة) | | 6 | ٦ | sitta (ستة) | | 7 | ٧ | sab‘a (سبعة) | | 8 | ٨ | thamāniya (ثمانية) | | 9 | ٩ | tis‘a (تسعة) | | 10 | ١٠ | ‘ashara (عشرة) |
Switch to right-to-left. For example, 125 is "Mi'a wa khamsa wa 'ishrun" (One hundred and five and twenty). arabic numbers 1 1000
Arabic numbers follow a base-10 system but are read in a specific order: for numbers 11–99, you say the , then the tens. Basic Digits (1–10) Eastern Arabic Name (Transliterated) Arabic Script اثنان ثلاثة أربعة ثمانية Source: Omniglot , Kylian AI The Tens and Hundreds
Once you reach 100, the structure becomes more modular. You state the hundreds, then the ones, and finally the tens. Mi’a (مائة) 200: Mi’atain (مائتان)
1000 = alf (ألف)
To put it all together, here is a number in the middle of the range:
| Number | Arabic | Name | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 200 | ٢٠٠ | Mi'atun | | 300 | ٣٠٠ | Thalathumi'ah | | 400 | ٤٠٠ | Arba'umi'ah | | 500 | ٥٠٠ | Khamsumi'ah | | 600 | ٦٠٠ | Sittumi'ah | | 700 | ٧٠٠ | Sab'umi'ah | | 800 | ٨٠٠ | Thamanumi'ah | | 900 | ٩٠٠ | Tis'umi'ah |
Reading numbers up to 1000 requires following a specific "zigzag" flow: Read from left to right. Larger numbers like 1,000 are "alf", 100,000 is
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