Learn Arabic Counting 1 to 100 The Easy Way
If you’re looking to brush up on your Arabic counting, or if you’re just curious about how big a billion is in terms of numerals, then this article is for you! We’ll be going over the complete Arabic number system from zero to one billion in a series of articles, and we will also provide some practical examples so that you can understand what each number stands for. Stick with us until the end, and it won’t be long before you have all of these numerals under your belt!
What are Arabic Numbers?
Arabic numbers are a system of counting that uses the Arabic alphabet. They are read from right to left. Arabic numbers can be used to represent any number, including negative numbers.
Arabic numerals are used in a wide variety of places, including mathematics, finance, and language learning.
Arabic Counting 1 to 100
The article will talk about all the Arabic numbers from 1 to 100, but in chunks, to make the understanding easy.
Do you know the number zero in Arabic?
Arabic Counting from 0 to 10
Below are the Arabic numbers from zero to ten in Arabic and English:
0 | zero | صِفْرٌ |
1 | one | وَاحِدَة |
2 | two | اثْنَتَانِ |
3 | three | ثَلاثَةٌ |
4 | four | أرْبَعَةٌ |
5 | five | خَمْسَةُ |
6 | six | سِتَّةٌ |
7 | seven | سَبْعَةُ |
8 | eight | ثَمَانِيَةُ |
9 | nine | تِسْعَةٌ |
10 | ten | عَشَرَةٌ |
If you are learning the Arabic language for some time, you must have observed by now that all Arabic words are either Masculine in gender or Feminine. The same theory applies to the numbers. The Arabic numbers from 1-10 above are Feminine in gender. Except for number 1 and number 2, other numbers till 10 are used against a Masculine Noun.
Let’s understand this concept with examples.
![Arabic numbers 1 to 10 F](https://arabiccasa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Arabic-Counting-from-0-to-10-F.webp)
Let’s take one more example. Let’s suppose you want to say 7 pens, for that, you need two words in Arabic; 7 and pens. The word for Pens is أقلام in Arabic, while the word for 7 is سَبْعَةُ. So, 7 pens will be سَبْعَةُ أقلام.
Arabic Counting | Counted Noun | Result |
---|---|---|
العدد | الاسم المعدود | النتيجة |
خَمْسَةُ | كُتُب | خَمْسَةُ كُتُب |
سَبْعَةُ | أقلام | سَبْعَةُ أقلام |
ثَلاثَة | بُيُوت | ثَلاثَة بُيُوت |
Another set of 1 to 10 Arabic counting is the below one. You will observe that the Arabic counting here is Masculine but, except for numbers 1 and number 2, other numbers up to 10 are used against a Feminine Noun. :
0 | zero | صِفْرٌ |
1 | one | وَاحِدٌ |
2 | two | اثْنَانِ |
3 | three | ثَلاثٌ |
4 | four | أرْبَعٌ |
5 | five | خَمْسٌ |
6 | six | سِتٌّ |
7 | seven | سَبْعٌ |
8 | eight | ثَمَانٍ |
9 | nine | تِسْعٌ |
10 | ten | عَشْرٌ |
Let’s understand this concept with examples.
For instance, if you want to say ‘5 watches’, you need two words in Arabic; 5 and watches. The word for books is ساعات in Arabic, while the word for 5 is خَمْسٌ. So, 5 books will be خَمْس ساعات.
Arabic Counting | Counted Noun | Result |
---|---|---|
العدد | الاسم المعدود | النتيجة |
مْس | سيارات | خَمْس سيارات |
تِسْع | سيارات | تِسْع سيارات |
عَشْر | ساعات | عَشْر ساعات |
Let’s take one more example. Let’s suppose you want to say 7 cars, for that, you need two words in Arabic; 7 and سيارات. The word for cars is سيارات in Arabic, while the word for 7 is سَبْعَ. So, 7 cars will be سَبْعَ سيارات .
![arabic numbers 1 to 10](https://arabiccasa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/arabic-numbers-1-to-10.webp)
Arabic Counting 11 to 19
Below are the numbers from eleven to nineteen in Arabic and English:
11 | eleven | أحَدَ عَشَرَ |
12 | twelve | اِثْنَا عَشَرَ |
13 | thirteen | ثَلاثة عَشَرَ |
14 | fourteen | أرْبَعٌة عَشَرَ |
15 | fifteen | خَمْسة عَشَرَ |
16 | sixteen | سِتّة عَشَرَ |
17 | seventeen | سَبْعة عَشَرَ |
18 | eightteen | ثَمَانية عَشَرَ |
19 | nineteen | تِسْعة عَشَرَ |
![arabic numbers 11 to 19](https://arabiccasa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/arabic-numbers-11-to-19.webp)
11 | eleven | أَحَدَ عَشَرَ |
12 | twelve | اِثْنَا عَشَرَ |
13 | thirteen | ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ |
14 | fourteen | أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ |
15 | fifteen | خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ |
16 | sixteen | سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ |
17 | seventeen | سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ |
18 | eighteen | ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ |
19 | nineteen | تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ |
20 | twenty | عِشْرُرْنَ |
30 | thirty | ثَلاثُون |
40 | fourty | أرْبَعون |
50 | fifty | خِمْسون |
60 | sixty | سِتون |
70 | seventy | سَبْعون |
80 | eighty | ثَمَانون |
90 | ninety | تِسْعون |
100 | hundred | مِاءة |