ستة
Arabic
| 60 | ||
| ← 5 | ٦ 6 |
7 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: سِتَّة (sitta) Ordinal: سَادِس (sādis) Multiplier: سُدَاسِيّ (sudāsiyy), مُسَدَّس (musaddas) Distributive: سُدَاسَ (sudāsa) Fractional: سُدُس (sudus), سُدْس (suds) | ||
Etymology
From the Proto-Semitic *šidθ- (“six”), cognates with Hebrew שישה \ שִׁשָּׁה (shishá), Classical Syriac ܫܬ݁ܳܐ (štāʾ), Ge'ez ስድስቱ (sədəstu), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎘𐎚 (ṯṯt), and Akkadian 𒐋 (šeššet). Ultimately from a Proto-Afro-Asiatic root; compare to Egyptian sjsw, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴹⵉⵚ (sḍiṣ), and Hausa shidà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sit.ta/
Usage notes
The indefinite triptote form سِتَّة (sitta) is used in compound numbers. The indefinite diptote form سِتَّةُ (sittatu) is used when the number stands alone:
- ثَلَاثَةُ نِصْفُ سِتَّةَ ― ṯalāṯatu niṣfu sittata ― three is half of six
Declension
Declension of numeral سِتَّة (sitta)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular triptote in ـَة (-a); singular diptote in ـَة (-a) | basic singular triptote | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سِتَّة sitta |
السِّتَّة as-sitta |
سِتَّة sittat |
سِتّ sitt |
السِّتّ as-sitt |
سِتّ sitt |
| Nominative | سِتَّةٌ; سِتَّةُ sittatun; sittatu |
السِّتَّةُ as-sittatu |
سِتَّةُ sittatu |
سِتٌّ sittun |
السِّتُّ as-sittu |
سِتُّ sittu |
| Accusative | سِتَّةً; سِتَّةَ sittatan; sittata |
السِّتَّةَ as-sittata |
سِتَّةَ sittata |
سِتًّا sittan |
السِّتَّ as-sitta |
سِتَّ sitta |
| Genitive | سِتَّةٍ; سِتَّةَ sittatin; sittata |
السِّتَّةِ as-sittati |
سِتَّةِ sittati |
سِتٍّ sittin |
السِّتِّ as-sitti |
سِتِّ sitti |
Egyptian Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪtːæ/
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