Examples:
35.2 The ordinal numbers و ُلََّأْ َلأ
al-
awwalu (masc.) and لأوَلـىَُأْ
al-
u ̄la ̄ (fem.) ‘first’ have the following plurals:
35.3 Ordinal numbers can also be used in the
id
̇
a ̄fah construction
with a following genitive noun or with a suffixed personal pronoun,
e.g.
Masculine Feminine
و ُلََّأْل َول ُد ْ َلأ لأوَلـىَُأْل ِب ْن ُت ْ
al-waladu l-
awwalu, the first
boy
al-bintu l-
u ̄la ̄, the first girl
و ُلَُّه َو ْ َلأ لأوَلـىُِْه َي
huwa l-
awwalu. He is the first. hiya l-
u ̄la ̄. She is the first.
ُه َو َخا ِمـ ُس ُه ْم نَّ ِه َي َخا ِمـ َس ُت ُه
huwa h
̆
a ̄misu-hum. hiya h
̆
a ̄misatu-hunna.
He is the fifth of them. She is the fifth of them.
ثا ِنيَّد ْر ُس لََّأل ثا ِنـ َي ُةَّس َن ُة لَّ َأل
ad-darsu t
̄
-t
̄
a ̄nı
- , the second
lesson
as-sanatu t
̄
-t
̄
a ̄niyatu, the second year
را ِب ُعََّأْل ِك َتا ُب لـ سا َع ُة ْلـ َخا ِم َسـ ُةَّ َأل
al-kita ̄bu r-ra ̄bi
u, the fourth
book
as-sa ̄
atu l-h
̆
a ̄misatu, five o’clock
(lit. the fifth hour)
singular broken plural sound plural
Masc. و ُلَّلأ َو ُل َأْ َلأَُأْ وُلو َن َأْ َلأ َوا ِئ ُلََّأْ َلأ
al-
awwalu
al-
uwalu OR
al-
awa ̄
ilu
al-
awwalu ̄na
Fem. لأوَلىُلأ َو ُل َأَُْأْ لأو َلا ُت َأْ َلأ َوا ِئ ُلَُأْ
al-
u ̄la ̄
al-
uwalu OR
al-
awa ̄
ilu
al-
u ̄la ̄tu
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Ordinal
numbers,
fractions,
expres-
sions of
time,
calendars