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ثَلاث
three /θaˈlaːθ/
adjectiveA1#205 most common
Also: a trio of, three (counting feminine nouns)
Example sentences
عِنْدِي ثَلاثُ بَناتٍ.
I have three daughters.
قَرَأْتُ ثَلاثَ قِصَصٍ.
I read three stories.
دَرَسْتُ العَرَبِيَّةَ ثَلاثَ سَنَواتٍ.
I studied Arabic for three years.
سَأَنْتَظِرُكَ ثَلاثَ ساعاتٍ في المَطارِ.
I will wait for you three hours at the airport.
تَتَحَدَّثُ زَميلَتي ثَلاثَ لُغاتٍ بِطَلاقةٍ.
My colleague speaks three languages fluently.
لَمْ تَمْضِ سِوى ثَلاثِ دَقائِقَ حَتّى عادَ الهُدوءُ إلى القاعةِ.
Only three minutes had passed before calm returned to the hall.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ثَلاثٌ | |
| Genitive | ثَلاثٍ | |
| Accusative | ثَلاثاً | |
| Vocative | يا ثَلاثُ |
Word family
Etymology
ثَلاث comes from the common Semitic root for the number three, ث-ل-ث. The same root gives Hebrew shalosh and Aramaic tlāt. In formal Arabic the form ثَلاث counts feminine nouns, while the sister form ثَلاثة counts masculine ones. The root also yields words for a third, a triangle, and the weekday Tuesday.
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