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ثَلَاثَةٌ three in Arabic

ثَلَاثَةٌ is how you say “three” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فإن هؤلاء الثلاثة الذين يريدون الرياء والسمعة هم بإزاء الثلاثة الذين بعد النبيين من الصديقين والشهداء والصالحين،

For these three who seek show and reputation are the counterparts of the three who come after the prophets: the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous.

الثَّلَاثَةَ the three

In the accusative (the '-a') because 'inna' governs it, made definite as the specific three. A counted noun here agreeing in definiteness with its demonstrative.

From Deeds for God Alone

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فإن هؤلاء الثلاثة الذين يريدون الرياء والسمعة هم بإزاء الثلاثة الذين بعد النبيين من الصديقين والشهداء والصالحين،

For these three who seek show and reputation are the counterparts of the three who come after the prophets: the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous.

الثَّلَاثَةِ the three

In the genitive after the facing-phrase ('-i'), the second group of three. The 'al-' marks them as a known, specific set.

From Deeds for God Alone

لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِي الْمَهْدِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةٌ عِيسَى،

No one spoke in the cradle except three, Jesus,

ثَلَاثَةٌ three

A numeral 'three' standing as the exception carved out of the negation, naming how many did speak. It heads the short list that follows, marking the count of those exempt from the 'no one' claim.

From Those Who Spoke in the Cradle

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