tmintax

Maltese

Maltese numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: tmintax
    Attributive cardinal: tmintax-il
    Adverbial: tmintax-il darba

Etymology

From Arabic ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ (ṯamāniyata ʕašara). By surface analysis, tmint + -ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic تمنتاش (tmantāš), Egyptian Arabic تمنتاشر (tamantāšar).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

tmintax m or f

  1. eighteen (absolute form)
    Coordinate term: (attributive form) tmintax-il

Usage notes

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

Coordinate terms

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