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ثامِن
eighth /ˈθaː.min/
adjectiveA2#1368 most common
Also: the eighth (one), eighth in order
Example sentences
هٰذا هو اليوم الثامِن.
This is the eighth day.
أنا في الصف الثامِن.
I am in the eighth grade.
قرأتُ الفصل الثامِن من الكتاب أمس.
I read the eighth chapter of the book yesterday.
وصلنا إلى الطابق الثامِن بالمصعد.
We reached the eighth floor by elevator.
كانت هي المتسابقة الثامِنة التي عبرت خط النهاية.
She was the eighth contestant to cross the finish line.
تُصادِف الذكرى الثامِنة لتأسيس الشركة في الشهر القادم.
The eighth anniversary of the company's founding falls next month.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ثامِنٌ | ثامِنونَ |
| Genitive | ثامِنٍ | ثامِنينَ |
| Accusative | ثامِناً | ثامِنينَ |
| Vocative | يا ثامِنُ | يا ثامِنونَ |
Word family
ثَمانِيةeight (cardinal number)
ثامِنةeighth (feminine)
ثُمُنone eighth, an eighth part
ثَمانونeighty
ثَماني عشرeighteen
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ث-م-ن (th-m-n), which carries the sense of the number eight. It is built on the فاعِل (fāʿil) pattern that Arabic uses to form ordinals from sādis (sixth) through tāsiʿ (ninth). The base number is ثَمانِية (thamāniya), 'eight.' The same triliteral root is shared across the Semitic family.
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