Arabic Number 3 to 10 – Number phrase (from 3 to 10)

Number phrase (from 3 to 10) – الْمُرَكَّبُ الْعَدَدِيُّ (مِنْ ثَلاثَةٍ إِلَى عَشَرَةٍ)

• In this part of the lesson we will learn the Arabic numbers from 3 to 10 and the rules relating to their use, In-Shā’-Allâh (God Willing).
• In Arabic language, for the numbers 3 to 10, the following rules are applied:
  • The number always precedes the noun, i.e., the noun always appears after the number, e.g., ثَلاثَةُ أَقْلامٍ meaning “Three pens”
  • The noun should always be in plural form whereas the number always appear in singular form, e.g., أَرْبَعَةُ جُنُودٍ meaning “Four soldiers”
  • The number will take different cases according to the situation, but the noun will always take the genitive case, i.e.,  سَبْعَةُ أيَّامٍ meaning “Seven days”
  • The noun is mostly indefinite, and hence it takes the double /kasrah/ e.g., عَشَرَةُ أَشْخَاصٍ meaning “Ten people”
  • The number of the masculine noun is always feminine with a /tā’ marbūŧah/ as the last letter  i.e., whenever there is a masculine noun, the number for that noun should always be in feminine form e.g., خَمْسَةُ رِجَالٍ meaning “5 men”.
• Let us cover some examples for a better understanding of the rule:

Picture	Translation	Arabic
	In the house, there are three boys.	فِي الْبَيْتِ ثَلاثَةُ أَوْلادٍ.
	Ahmad sat with six teachers	جَلَسَ أَحْمَدُ مَعَ سِتَّةِ مُدَرِّسِينَ.
	Wajid ate nine grapes	أَكَلَ وَاجِدٌ تِسْعَةَ أَعْنَابٍ.
	Khalida visited eight countries	زَارَتْ خَالِدَةُ ثَمَانِيَةَ بِلاَدٍ.
	Nasir opened four doors	فَتَحَ نَاصِرٌ أَرْبَعَةَ أَبْوَابٍ.
	In my bag there are five pens	فِي حَقِيبَتِي خَمْسَةُ أَقْلامٍ.