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tmintax

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Maltese

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Maltese numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: tmintax
    Attributive cardinal: tmintax-il
    Adverbial: tmintax-il darba

Etymology

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From Arabic ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ (ṯamāniyata ʕašara). By surface analysis, tmint +‎ -ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic تمنتاش (tmantāš), Egyptian Arabic تمنتاشر (tamantāšar).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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tmintax m or f

  1. eighteen (absolute form)
    Coordinate term: (attributive form) tmintax-il

Usage notes

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  • The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms

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