Qur'aanic Arabic

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LESSON 17

The Number and
The Counted Noun
(Part 1)

Number 1

nu s9) /3s9)

;ynu < i /3s)n=s{

We notice that:
1- The counted noun is conjugated according to its position in the sentence and
the number 1 comes after the counted noun as an adjective.

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2- In many cases the number 1 is not needed to be mentioned as a singular

word is showing one already, but it is a way of emphasizing.

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3- It can also come without the counted noun in different positions in the
sentence.

n=t lz$# Ms9$s%u $Yj3 ]i ;ynu . Ms?#uu

And she gave each one (of them) a knife, and she said (to Yoosuf) "Come out before them."

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The word
as it came after
The number 1 can also come as:

ymr& !$# u %

One and Alone

!$ytnr& t$s%
One of them

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tGx!$9$# yn) !$# .t )

one of the two parties

ftG$# Mt/r't $y1yn) Ms9$s%

One of them

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Qur'aanic Arabic
$!
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It is conjugated according to its position in the sentence.

Number 2

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uO$# y`y $p yy_

two in pairs

We notice that:
1- The counted noun is conjugated after its position in the sentence and the
number 2 comes after the counted noun as an adjective.
uO$# y`y $p yy_

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2- The number 2 is not needed to be said as the word is in dual already, but it is
a way of emphasizing.
3- The number 2 can also come at any position in the sentences as in:
#i9$# $yn=s Zymu Mt%x. )u ( x8ts? $t $sV=O n=s tGtO$# ss [!$| . *s
If they were women over two, (their share) for them is two-thirds of what he left (the
inheritance); if only one, her share is half.

The word here is

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as it came after
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Numbers from 3-10

Masculine

Feminine

B$r&

5$us9 y]n=rO

Nypy yt/r&

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9r& syt/r&

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y7y

8kyfm z_yrO

BMt#u @

9t @$us9u

9)tu

5$r& G

5>u/r& y7y $om;

ssWn=rO

8lur& suyrO

7u y@

t3|t u|t

1- The number comes usually before the counted noun t3|t u|t,
5>u/r& y7y , but it can rarely come after the noun as in: 9t @$us9

2- The counted noun when comes after the number is called ( Distinctive).
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3- The counted noun after the numbers from 3 - 10 comes in plural

and in the position of ) ( but in conjugation preferably we say

because is usually among
case, and the scholars
prefer not to call it when it is
4- The number is conjugated according to its position in the sentence:

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5- We noticed that the numbers from 3-10 come in masculine and in feminine
form, Is there any rule for that?
The rule is that the numbers from 3- 10 when they come before the counted
noun, they come opposite in gender e.g. if the counted noun is feminine - in its
singular form* - the number will come in masculine and vice versa.
B$r& ssWn=rO

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The word is a plural noun; its singular is which is a masculine noun,

so the number came in feminine. E.g. ending with
BMt#u @

The word is a plural noun; its singular is which is a feminine noun, so

the number came in masculine. i.e. without
*Why should we go to singular form first?
Because some masculine singular nouns, their plural is in feminine plural as
we mentioned before, so the rule is to check the singular.
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?How to conjugate it
tyz&u 9z BMn=7/ y7yu $yf 7y =2't 5$y ;Nts)t/ y7y 3ur& o) 7=y9$# t$s%u

9s? $t=9 G. ) }t Fr& _|y9$# $pr't ( ;M|0$t

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(Composite number

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from 11-19
Masculine

Feminine

$Y6x.x. u|t ytnr& Mr&u o)

#\y u|t $oO$# !$# y 9$# n )

$Y7)t u|t o_O$# $uWyt/u

nut tLoO$# os%u

$Vt& $$t7r&

$Yt nut $tFtO$# Ntyfx$$s

u|t sy@ $pn=t

1- The counted noun after the numbers from 11 - 19 comes in Singular

and in the position of

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and 2- The numbers 11 to 19 except

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at the end of its two parts position in the sentence, They always have

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Notice the permanent Fat-hah at the end whether it is:
is conjugated as any dual noun, and or 3- The number 12: the first part
the second part
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4- Numbers 13 19: The first part of the composite numbers is opposite in

gender with the counted noun( same rule as numbers from 3-10), but the
second part
or agrees with the gender of the counted number.
We say:

and

Agree opposite

5- The words

and

Agree opposite

come in two forms:

They come with Sukoon on if the is feminine

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and with Fat-hah on if the is masculine
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