اثنان
اثنان iŧnāni m. numberf. اثنتان iŧnatāni as numeral, written ٢
• two ▪ اثنين اثنين iŧnayni -ŧnayni adv. two at a time , in pairs , by twos ▪ اثنان من __ iŧnān min __ [+ definite genitive plural noun or pronoun suffix two of (the) __ ◊ اثنان من البيوت two of the houses اثنتان منهن two of them
• Monday ◊ في أول اثنين من كل شهر on the first Monday of every month ▪ الاثنين aliŧnayni , يوم الاثنين yawma ∙ -liŧnayni adv. (on) Monday(s) ▪ كل اثنين kulla -lʔiŧnayni adv. every Monday ⓘ Because Arabic uses dual suffixes to express the notion of 'two', it is only necessary to use اثنان iŧnāni for emphasis or to avoid ambiguity. When the number is used with a noun, it behaves as an adjective and follows the noun, agreeing in case, gender, and definiteness: ◊ بيتان two houses بيتان اثنان two houses السيارتان the two cars, both cars السيارتان الاثنتان the two cars, both cars
اثنا عشر iŧnā 3ašra m. numberf. اثنتا عشرة iŧnatā 3ašarata as numeral, written ١٢
• [+ indefinite accusative singular noun twelve ◊ اثنا عشر بيتا (it)ŧnā 3ašra baytan twelve houses اثنتا عشرة سيارة iŧanatā 3ašarata sayyāratin twelve cars
• [definite plural noun + the twelve ⓘ Both numbers in the number 'twelve' are always accusative when indefinite, but when definite, the first word reflects the case of the noun and takes the definite article: ◊ جاء الرجال الاثنا عشر. رأيت الرجال الاثني عشر. The twelve men came. I saw the twelve men. جاءت النساء الاثنتا عشرة. رأيت النساء الاثنتي عشرة. The twelve women came. I saw the twelve women.
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