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the numerals.

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THE NUMERALS.
The Cardinal Numbers.

			Masculine.		Feminine.
1	١‎	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	ahadun		idha
1	١‎		wuhidun		wuhidatun
2	٢‎		ithnani	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	ithnatani	This is declined as an ordinary dual noun.
2	٢‎		ithnani		thintuni	From 3 to 10 the numerals assume the feminine form for the masculine, and vice versa. From 3 to 10 the numerals govern a broken plural of the noun numbered, which is put in the oblique case. If the noun have a plural of paucity, this is to be preferred, as ثلاثة عبيد‎ "3 slaves."
3	3		thaluthatun		thalathun
4	4		arba.atun		arba.un
5	5