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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ (sittata ʕašara). By surface analysis, sitt + -ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic ستاش (sittāš), Egyptian Arabic ستاشر (sittāšar).
Pronunciation
Numeral
sittax m or f
- sixteen (absolute form)
- Coordinate term: (attributive form) sittax-il
Usage notes
- The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.
Coordinate terms
Maltese cardinal numbers from 0 to 99