Numbers 1 to 10

Full and short forms

The numbers from 3 to 10 have two forms: a full form and a short form. The one you use depends on how it is combined with a noun.

Numbers

English	Full form	Short form
One — masculine	waнd	—
One — feminine	wнda	—
Two	juj	—
Three	tlata	tlt
Four	rb3a	rb3
Five	xmsa	xms
Six	stta	stt
Seven	sb3a	sb3
Eight	tmnya	tmn
Nine	ts3ud	ts3
Ten	3šra	3šr

Using the full form from 3 to 10

The structure is: full number + d + plural noun with the definite article

tmnya d l-ktub — eight books  ·  xmsa d d-drahm — five dirhams

Using the short form from 3 to 10

The structure is: short number + plural noun without the definite article

xms drahm — five dirhams