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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic اِثْنَا عَشَرَ (iṯnā ʕašara). By surface analysis, tn(ejn) + ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic تناش (tnāš).
Pronunciation
Numeral
tnax m or f
- twelve (absolute form)
- Coordinate term: (attributive form) tnax-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