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How do you say "forty" in Arabic?
أربعين
arba'een
In Arabic, "forty" is أربعين.
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Pronunciation
Say 'ar-bah-EEN' with stress on the last syllable. The 'r' is guttural, from deep in your throat.
Writing and usage
The word starts with hamza (ء). It contains four letters: alef, raa, baa, and ya. The ya at the end is not connected to the previous letter.
Example sentence
عايز أربعين كوباية ماء.
I want forty glasses of water.
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How to remember أربعين
Arba means four in Arabic. At 40, you have four groups of ten, so think of four tens as your memory peg.
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- healthy صحي sihiy
- messy مهرجل muharjil
- correct صح saha
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- wrong غلط ghalt
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Questions about أربعين
How do you say "forty" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "forty" is أربعين. It is a noun.
How is أربعين written in Arabic?
The word starts with hamza (ء). It contains four letters: alef, raa, baa, and ya. The ya at the end is not connected to the previous letter.
How is أربعين used in a sentence?
Use أربعين as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: عايز أربعين كوباية ماء. (I want forty glasses of water.).
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