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How do you say "twenty-one" in Arabic?
واحد وعشرين
waaHid wi'ishreen
In Arabic, "twenty-one" is واحد وعشرين.
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Pronunciation
Say 'wah-hid wi-ish-reen' as three syllables, stress on the first and last.
Writing and usage
واحد وعشرين uses eight letters total. The و (waw) conjunction connects the two numbers.
Example sentence
واحد وعشرين سنة سن الرشد.
Twenty-one years old is the age of maturity.
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How to remember واحد وعشرين
Twenty-one combines واحد (one) with وعشرين (and twenty), so it flows as one-and-twenty.
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Questions about واحد وعشرين
How do you say "twenty-one" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "twenty-one" is واحد وعشرين. It is a noun.
How is واحد وعشرين written in Arabic?
واحد وعشرين uses eight letters total. The و (waw) conjunction connects the two numbers.
How is واحد وعشرين used in a sentence?
Use واحد وعشرين as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: واحد وعشرين سنة سن الرشد. (Twenty-one years old is the age of maturity.).
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