tlettax

Maltese

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    Cardinal: tlettax
    Attributive cardinal: tlettax-il
    Adverbial: tlettax-il darba

Etymology

From Arabic ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ (ṯalāṯata ʕašara). By surface analysis, tlitt + -ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic تلتاش (tlattāš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tlɛtˈtaːʃ/
  • Rhymes: -aːʃ

Numeral

tlettax m or f

  1. thirteen (absolute form)
    Coordinate term: (attributive form) tlettax-il

Usage notes

  • The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms

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