سَبْعُونَ seventy in Arabic
سَبْعُونَ is how you say “seventy” in Arabic.
Root س ب ع s-b-ʿ. noun (numeral). sabʿūn.
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Meaning of seventy in Arabic
- seventy (the cardinal number 70)
Example sentence
كل ليلة ينزل سبعون ألف ملك من السماء إلى الأرض إلى مسجد بيت المقدس
Every night, seventy thousand angels descend from the sky to the earth, to the mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis.
سَبْعُونَ seventy
sabun means 'seventy'; the '-una' ending — the subject ('seventy thousand…').
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How it is used
Built on سَبْعَة (seven) with a plural-type ending, سبعون is the invariable numeral for 70; its oblique form سبعين shows up in set phrases for "rounding up to seventy", as in كَمَّلْتُهُ سَبْعِينَ, "I made it complete to seventy".
Words from the same root
- سَبْعَةٌ seven (counting form)
- سَابِعٌ seventh
- أُسْبُوعٌ a week
- سُبُعٌ a seventh part
- سَبْعٌ seven (counting form)
More example sentences
فقيل لي هذه أمتك، ومعهم سبعون ألفاً يدخلون الجنة بغير حساب ولا عذاب
And it was said to me: This is your nation, and with them are seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without account or punishment.
سَبْعُونَ seventy
This is 'seventy', the delayed subject of 'with them [are]...', in the nominative. It is built as a sound plural (the '-una' ending used for the round tens). It pairs with the counted noun next.
Common questions
- How do you say "seventy" in Arabic?
- سَبْعُونَ (sabʿūn).
- What root does سبعون come from?
- The root س-ب-ع, centered on the number seven; سبعون is built from سبعة (seven) plus a plural-style ending used for the tens.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).