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عَدَد
number /ˈʕa.dad/
nounA1#547 most common
Also: quantity, count, issue (of a publication)
Example sentences
عَدَدُ الطُّلَّابِ كَبِيرٌ.
The number of students is large.
كَمْ عَدَدُ الكُتُبِ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ؟
How many books are on the table?
ازْدادَ عَدَدُ السُّكَّانِ في المَدِينَةِ.
The number of residents in the city increased.
الأَعْدادُ الزَّوْجِيَّةُ تَقْبَلُ القِسْمَةَ عَلَى اثْنَيْنِ.
Even numbers are divisible by two.
يَدْرُسُ عُلَماءُ الرِّياضِيّاتِ خَصائِصَ الأَعْدادِ الأَوَّلِيَّةِ.
Mathematicians study the properties of prime numbers.
لا يُمْكِنُ حَصْرُ عَدَدِ النُّجومِ في المَجَرَّةِ بِدِقَّةٍ.
The number of stars in the galaxy cannot be counted precisely.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَدَدٌ | أَعْدادٌ |
| Genitive | عَدَدٍ | أَعْدادٍ |
| Accusative | عَدَدًا | أَعْدادًا |
| Vocative | يا عَدَدُ | يا أَعْدادُ |
Word family
عَدَّto count, enumerate
عَدِيدnumerous, manyتَعْدادcount, census
مَعْدُودcounted, few
أَعْدادnumbers (plural of عَدَد)
Etymology
عَدَد comes from the Semitic root ع-د-د, which carries the idea of counting and enumerating. The same root gives the verb عَدَّ, 'to count,' and the adjective عَدِيد, 'numerous.' The noun names the result of counting: a number or a quantity.
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