ستة

Root
س د س (s d s)
6 terms

Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: سِتَّة (sitta)     Ordinal: سَادِس (sādis)     Multiplier: سُدَاسِيّ (sudāsiyy), مُسَدَّس (musaddas)     Distributive: سُدَاسَ (sudāsa)     Fractional: سُدُس (sudus), سُدْس (suds)

From Proto-Semitic *šidṯatum.

• IPA^(key): /sit.ta/

سِتَّة • (sitta) f (masculine سِتّ (sitt))

1. six

• Excepting "one" and "two", all the cardinal numbers may precede or succeed the modified noun or substantive. Prepositive use is more usual, however.
• The cardinal numbers "three" to "nine" exhibit polarity: they differ in gender from the modified noun or substantive. Polarity is also possible even when the number is postposed.

• Egyptian Arabic: ستة (sitta)
• Maltese: sitta
• Moroccan Arabic: ستة (sitta)
• North Levantine Arabic: ستة (sitte)
• → Swahili: sita

Egyptian Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ستة     Ordinal: سادس     Fractional: سدس

From Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪtːæ/

ستة • (sitta)

1. six

Moroccan Arabic numbers ^(edit)

	60
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Cardinal: ستة     Ordinal: سات, سادس     Fractional: سدس

From Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

• IPA^(key): /sit.ta/

• Audio:

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ستة • (sitta) m (feminine ست (sitt))

1. six

• → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵙⵜⵜⴰ (stta)

South Levantine Arabic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ستة     Ordinal: سادس     Fractional: سدس

From Arabic سِتَّة (sitta).

• IPA^(key): /sit.te/, [ˈsɪt.te], [-a]

• Audio (Amman):

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ستّة • (sitte) (construct state ستّ (sitt))

1. six

• When followed by a noun, the construct form ستّ (sitt) is used.