Arabic Numerals And Arabic Numbers
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When you start learning the Arabic language, you will need to understand the Arabic numerals, also called the Arabic numbers. It is easy, and by the time you finish reading this page you will be familiar and comfortable with this system. To start, the Arabic numerals look like this:

The upper row of numbers is called Indian numbers, and some call it Arabic numbers, so lets call it Arabic/Indian numbers. The second row is called Arabic numbers, and some call it western numbers, so lets call it Arabic/Western numbers Both numeral systems are used in Arabic countries.
In general, and whichever system you're using, Arabic numerals follow the Arabic alphabet writing system that goes from Right to Left: Just like this : 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
And when you are writing topics in Arabic, they will appear in the following format: ..................................... ................ - 1 ...................................................... - 2 ...................................................... - 3
But .... When you start writing a combination of more than one digit , and doing calculations.....etc. You just do it the normal way, exactly as you write numbers in English
Example -1: If you want to write Thirty two in Arabic numerals, you will write it like this: 32 Just like in English. Example -2 : If you want to write One hundred and fifty four in Arabic numerals, you will write it like this: 154
Here are the two numeral systems together:

..... And here are the Arabic numerals as pronounced in the Arabic language. NOTE: c =
classical Arabic.
d =
dialect
and here, I chose the Egyptian dialect (the most practical, common and easy Arabic dialect). {You can use both of them and you will be understood}.
Now, go and surprise your friends with the following:
ENGLISH --------------- | -------------- ARABIC
- One -------- wahid
- two --------- eth'nain (c) ------ et'nain (d)
- three ------- thalathah (c) ------ talata (d)
- 4 -------- arba'ah (c) ------ arba'a (d)
- 5 -------- khamsa
Example This is how you can use Arabic numbers or Arabic numerals. To say: 5 Kuwaiti Dinars (Dinar is the Kuwaiti currency) In Arabic, you will say: Khmsa Dinar Kuwaiti.
ENGLISH ------------------- | ----------------- ARABIC
- 6 --------- sitta
- 7 --------- sab'ah
- 8 --------- thamani'yah (c)------- taman'ya (d)
- 9 --------- tes'ah (c) ----------- tes'a (d)
.........................................
- Ten -------- asha'rah (c) --------- ashara (d)
- 11 -------- ahada ashar (c) ------- h'dashar (d)
- 12 -------- ethna ashar (c) ------- etna'shar (d)
- 13 -------- thalathata ashar (c) -- talattashar (d)
- 14 -------- arba'ata ashar (c) ---- arba'ta shar (d)
- 15 -------- khamsata ashar (c) ---- khamas ta shar(d)
- 16 -------- settata ashar (c) ----- setta'shar (d)
- 17 -------- sab'ata ashar (c) ----- saba'tashar (d)
- 18 --------- thamani'yata ashar (c)- taman ta'shar (d)
- 19 --------- tes'ata ashar (c) ----- tesa'tashar (d)
............................................. - Twenty -------- eshreen
- 21 --------- wahid wa eshreen (1 & 20) wa = &
- 22 --------- et'nain wa eshreen (2 & 20)
- 23 -------- talata wa eshreen (3 & 20)
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Example This is how you can use Arabic numbers or Arabic numerals. To say: 23 Emirates Dirhams (Dirham is the currency of the Arab Emirates) You will say: talata wa eshreen Dirham Emarati
ENGLISH -------------- | -------------- ARABIC
- Thirty ------- thalatheen (c) ---------- talateen (d)
- 31 --------- wahid wa talateen (1 & 30) wa = &
- 32 ---------- et'nain wa talateen (3 & 30)
.............................. - Fourty ----------- arba'een
- 41 ------------ wahid wa arba'een (1 & 40)
- 42 --------- et'nain wa arba'een
...................................... - 50 ----------- kham'seen
- 51 ----------- wahid wa khamseen (1 & 50)
Example This is how you can use Arabic numbers or Arabic numerals. To say: 51 Saudi Rials (Rial is the Saudi Arabian currency) you will Say: wahid wa khamseen Rial Saudi
ENGLISH -------------- | -------------- ARABIC
- 60 ------------ setteen
- 70 ------------ sab'een
- 80 ------------- thama'neen (c) ----- tama'neen (d)
- 90 ----------- tes'een
- 100---------- mi'ah (c) ----------- mi'ya (d)
- 101 ------------mi'ah wa wahid (c) ------- mi'ya w' wahid (d)
---------( 100 & 1 )- 102 ----------- mi'ah wa ethnain (c) ----- mi'ya w'tnain (d)
---------- ( 100 & 2 )................................................... - 200 ----------- mi-a-tan (c) -------------mi'tain (d)
- 223 ---------- mitain talata wa eshreen (d)
-------- (200 ... 3 .. & .... 20 ) ....................................................
- 300 ----------- thalatho mi'ah (c) ------ tolto mi'ya (d)
- 400 ------------ arba mi'ah (c) ---------- rob'o mi'ya (d)
- 500 ----------- khomso mi'ah (c) -------- khomso mi'ya (d)
- 600 ---------- sotto mi'ah (c) --------- sotto mi'ya (d)
- 700 ---------- sob'o mi'ah (c) ---------- sob'o mi'ya (d)
- 800 --------- thamano mi'ah (c) -------- tomno mi'ya (d)
- 900 -------- tos'o mi'ah (c) ---------- tos'o mi'ya (d)
- 1000 ---------- alf
- 1001 -------- alf wa wahid
- 1521 --------- alf wa khomso mi'ya wa wahid wa eshreen
(1000 ... & 500 .... & 1 ... & .... 20 )
- 2000 ------- alfain
- 3000 ------- thalathat a'laf (c) ------- talat talaf (d)
- 10.000 ------ ashrat a'laf (c) --------- ashar talaf (d)
- 10.521 ------ ashar talaf wa khomso mi'ya wa wahid wa eshreen
------ ( 10.000 .... & 500 .... & 1 ... & .... 20) - 100.000 ------ mi'at alf (c) ------------- meet alf (d)
And here's what you've been waiting for... Million (Fear not! say it loud) ----------- MEL YOAN !!
Now you know how to pronounce the million in the Arabic numbers or the Arabic numerals, I will teach something more exiting.... Go and surprise your friends more with this:
ENGLISH -------------- | ------------- ARABIC - 1/2 (yes, half) --------------------- noss
- 1/4 (quarter) ---------------------- rob'
- 1/5 -------------------------------- khoms
- 1/8 -------------------------------- thomn (c) or tomn (d)
- 1/16 --------------------------------wahid ala setta'shar ( 1 over 16)
- 1/32 -------------------------wahid ala etnain wa talateen
( 1 over 2 & 30 )
And, if you want to show mastery and total command of the Arabic numbers and the Arabic numeral system, and you want to say: 0.6 Here it is ---------- setta min asharah ( 6 from 10 )
ENGLISH ------------- | ------------ ARABIC
- 0.8 -------------- tamanya min asharah ( 8 from 10 )
- 1.8 -------------- wahid wa tamanya min asharah
( 1 & 8 from 10 )
Again, you will write all these Arabic numbers, and everything else in the Arabic numeral system from left-to-right, just like you do when you write English numbers. Now, start by memorizing the names of the ten Arabic numbers, from zero to nine, and slowly follow the instructions above.
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