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سادِس
sixth /ˈsaːdis/
adjectiveA2#1225 most common
Also: sixth one, sixth-placed
Example sentences
أنا في الصف السادِس.
I am in the sixth grade.
اليوم هو السادِس من حزيران.
Today is the sixth of June.
هذه هي المرة السادِسة التي أزور فيها هذه المدينة.
This is the sixth time I have visited this city.
تقع شقتها في الطابق السادِس.
Her apartment is on the sixth floor.
ازدهر فنّ الخطّ العربي في القرن السادِس الهجري.
Arabic calligraphy flourished in the sixth century of the Islamic calendar.
حلّ الفريق في المركز السادِس رغم أنه كان مرشحاً للفوز باللقب.
The team finished in sixth place even though it was a favorite to win the title.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سادِسٌ | سادِسونَ |
| Genitive | سادِسٍ | سادِسينَ |
| Accusative | سادِساً | سادِسينَ |
| Vocative | يا سادِسُ | يا سادِسونَ |
Word family
ستّةsix
سادِسةsixth (feminine)
سُدُسa sixth, one-sixth
سُداسيّhexagonal, sixfold
السادِس عشرsixteenth
Etymology
The word is the ordinal adjective built on the Semitic root s-d-s, which carries the meaning of the number six. The cardinal form is ستّة (sitta), 'six.' The ordinal follows the active-participle pattern fāʿil, giving sādis, 'sixth.' The feminine adds the suffix -a to make سادِسة.
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