A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
نيف وعشرون some twenty, twenty and some, twenty odd
Root: ن-ي-ف
Page: 1186*
Example: “شارَكَ في المُؤْتَمَرِ بِالأَمْسِ نَيِّفٌ وَعِشْرونَ مُمَثِّلاً”
Translation: “some twenty representatives participated in yesterday’s conference”
Notes:
- For more about the grammar surrounding Arabic numbers, head to The Grammar of Using Arabic Numbers or download the easy-to-use reference sheet!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 