Learn Arabic Arabic Numbers and Counting 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the Arabic word for zero?
- صفر (sifr) (Correct answer)
- واحد (wahid)
- عدم (adam)
- لا شيء (la shay')
Correct answer: صفر (sifr)
Sifr (صفر) is the Arabic word for zero, and it is the origin of the English word 'cipher'.
Question 2: How do you say 'one thousand' in Arabic?
- مليون (milyoon)
- ألف (alf) (Correct answer)
- مئة (mi'a)
- عشرة آلاف (asharat alaf)
Correct answer: ألف (alf)
Alf (ألف) means one thousand in Arabic.
Question 3: In Arabic, numbers 3–10 show a grammar rule called 'polarity.' What does this mean?
- Numbers must match the gender of the noun
- The number's gender is opposite to the noun's gender (Correct answer)
- Numbers are always masculine
- Numbers always take the plural form
Correct answer: The number's gender is opposite to the noun's gender
Arabic polarity means that for numbers 3–10, the number takes the opposite grammatical gender of the noun it counts.
Question 4: What is the Arabic word for the number 7?
- ستة (sitta)
- سبعة (sab'a) (Correct answer)
- ثمانية (thamaniya)
- تسعة (tis'a)
Correct answer: سبعة (sab'a)
Sab'a (سبعة) is the Arabic word for seven.
Question 5: How is the number 11 expressed in Arabic?
- عشرة وواحد
- أحد عشر (ahada ashar) (Correct answer)
- واحد عشر
- عشر وأحد
Correct answer: أحد عشر (ahada ashar)
Eleven in Arabic is 'ahada ashar' (أحد عشر), literally meaning 'one-ten'.
Question 6: What is 'نصف' (nisf) in the context of Arabic numbers?
- Double
- Half (Correct answer)
- Quarter
- Third
Correct answer: Half
Nisf (نصف) means half in Arabic, used in everyday counting, time-telling, and measurements.
Learn Arabic Arabic Numbers and Counting 2
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