| Value | Eastern Numeral | Arabic Word (transliteration) | |-------|----------------|-------------------------------| | 1 | ١ | wāḥid (واحد) | | 2 | ٢ | ithnān (اثنان) | | 3 | ٣ | thalātha (ثلاثة) | | 4 | ٤ | arba‘a (أربعة) | | 5 | ٥ | khamsa (خمسة) | | 6 | ٦ | sitta (ستة) | | 7 | ٧ | sab‘a (سبعة) | | 8 | ٨ | thamāniya (ثمانية) | | 9 | ٩ | tis‘a (تسعة) | | 10 | ١٠ | ‘ashara (عشرة) |
Once you reach 100, the structure becomes more modular. You state the hundreds, then the ones, and finally the tens. Mi’a (مائة) 200: Mi’atain (مائتان)
Prefix the digit (3-9) to "Mi'a" (e.g., Thalath-mi'a for 300). 1000: Alf (ألف) 3. Key Rules for Reading Larger Numbers arabic numbers 1 1000
Examples:
| Number | Arabic | Name | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 200 | ٢٠٠ | Mi'atun | | 300 | ٣٠٠ | Thalathumi'ah | | 400 | ٤٠٠ | Arba'umi'ah | | 500 | ٥٠٠ | Khamsumi'ah | | 600 | ٦٠٠ | Sittumi'ah | | 700 | ٧٠٠ | Sab'umi'ah | | 800 | ٨٠٠ | Thamanumi'ah | | 900 | ٩٠٠ | Tis'umi'ah | | Value | Eastern Numeral | Arabic Word
– Numbers 3–10 have gender mismatch with nouns (rules are detailed but beyond this basic table).
| Number | Arabic | Transliteration | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 11 | ١١ | Ahada 'ashar | | 12 | ١٢ | Ithna 'ashar | | 13 | ١٣ | Thalathata 'ashar | | 14 | ١٤ | Arba'ata 'ashar | | 15 | ١٥ | Khamsata 'ashar | | 16 | ١٦ | Sittata 'ashar | | 17 | ١٧ | Sab'ata 'ashar | | 18 | ١٨ | Thamaniyata 'ashar | | 19 | ١٩ | Tis'ata 'ashar | | 20 | ٢٠ | Ishrun | 1000: Alf (ألف) 3
Pattern: unit + wa + tens