Learn Arabic Arabic Numbers and Counting 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the Arabic word for the number 1?
- اثنان (ithnan)
- ÙˆØ§ØØ¯ (wahid) (Correct answer)
- ثلاثة (thalatha)
- أربعة (arba'a)
Correct answer: ÙˆØ§ØØ¯ (wahid)
Wahid (ÙˆØ§ØØ¯) is the Arabic word for the number one.
Question 2: What does the Arabic word 'عشرة' (ashara) mean?
- Five
- Eight
- Ten (Correct answer)
- Twenty
Correct answer: Ten
Ashara (عشرة) means ten in Arabic.
Question 3: How do you say the number 5 in Arabic?
- ستة (sitta)
- خمسة (khamsa) (Correct answer)
- سبعة (sab'a)
- ثمانية (thamaniya)
Correct answer: خمسة (khamsa)
Khamsa (خمسة) is the Arabic word for five.
Question 4: What is the Arabic numeral system also known as?
- Latin numerals
- Eastern Arabic numerals (Hindi numerals) (Correct answer)
- Roman numerals
- Phoenician numerals
Correct answer: Eastern Arabic numerals (Hindi numerals)
The numerals used in the Arab world are called Eastern Arabic or Hindi numerals (٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩), distinct from the Western Arabic numerals (0–9) used globally.
Question 5: What is 'مئة' (mi'a) in Arabic?
- One thousand
- One hundred (Correct answer)
- Ten
- One million
Correct answer: One hundred
Mi'a (مئة) means one hundred in Arabic.
Question 6: How do you say 'twenty' in Arabic?
- عشرون (ishrun) (Correct answer)
- ثلاثون (thalathun)
- أربعون (arba'un)
- خمسون (khamsun)
Correct answer: عشرون (ishrun)
Ishrun (عشرون) means twenty in Arabic, formed from the root for ten plus a plural suffix.
What is the Arabic word for the number 1?