Arabic vocabulary
اِثْنَىtwo in Arabic
اِثْنَى is how you say “two” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فَلَمْ يَبْقَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَيْرُ اِثْنَى عَشَرَ رَجُلًا،
Only twelve men remained with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.
اِثْنَى — two. The first half of the compound number 'twelve', the 'two' part, which joins with the 'ten' after it to make a single teen-number. Arabic builds the teens by setting the unit and 'ten' side by side as a fixed pair.
From: A Companion at Battle →
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