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رَقْم
number /ˈraqm/
nounA1#295 most common
Also: numeral, figure, digit
Example sentences
ما رَقْمُ هاتِفِكَ؟
What is your phone number?
كَتَبْتُ الرَّقْمَ في الدَّفْتَرِ.
I wrote the number in the notebook.
هذا الرَّقْمُ خاطِئٌ، حاوِل مَرَّةً أُخرى.
This number is wrong, try again.
سَجَّلَ الفَريقُ رَقْماً قِياسِيّاً جَديداً هذا العامَ.
The team set a new record this year.
تَعتَمِدُ الدِّراسَةُ على أَرْقامٍ دَقيقَةٍ مِنَ الإِحصاءاتِ الرَّسمِيَّةِ.
The study relies on precise figures from official statistics.
لا تُعَبِّرُ الأَرْقامُ وَحدَها عَنِ الواقِعِ ما لَم تُوضَع في سِياقِها الصَّحيحِ.
Numbers alone do not express reality unless they are placed in their proper context.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَقْمٌ | أَرْقامٌ |
| Genitive | رَقْمٍ | أَرْقامٍ |
| Accusative | رَقْماً | أَرْقاماً |
| Vocative | يا رَقْمُ | يا أَرْقامُ |
Word family
رَقَّمَto number, to digitize
أَرْقامnumbers (plural)
تَرْقيمnumbering, pagination
رَقَميّdigital
رَقيمan inscribed tablet
Etymology
رَقْم is the verbal noun of رَقَمَ, to mark or write. The triliteral root ر-ق-م covers marking, striping, and writing, and from there the counting of figures. Modern Arabic extends the root to the digital, as in رَقَميّ.
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