Numbers

1. ⵢⴰⵏ ⵙⵉⵏ ⴽⵕⴰⴹ

   Yan sin kṛaḍ

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Counting from one to three.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary numerals (masculine). With feminine nouns a -ⵜ form is used (ⵢⴰⵜ, ⵙⵏⴰⵜ, ⴽⵕⴰⴹⵜ …). In markets prices are normally counted in Darija (Moroccan Arabic).

2. ⴽⴽⵓⵥ ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⵚⴹⵉⵚ

   Kkuẓ smmus ṣḍiṣ

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Counting from four to six.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary numerals (masculine). With feminine nouns a -ⵜ form is used (ⵢⴰⵜ, ⵙⵏⴰⵜ, ⴽⵕⴰⴹⵜ …). In markets prices are normally counted in Darija (Moroccan Arabic).

3. ⵙⴰ ⵜⴰⵎ ⵜⵥⴰ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ

   Sa tam tẓa mraw

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Counting from seven to ten.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary numerals (masculine). With feminine nouns a -ⵜ form is used (ⵢⴰⵜ, ⵙⵏⴰⵜ, ⴽⵕⴰⴹⵜ …). In markets prices are normally counted in Darija (Moroccan Arabic).

4. ⵢⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ, ⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ

   Yan d mraw, sin d mraw

   Eleven, twelve

   Usage

   Eleven and twelve, formed as "one and ten", "two and ten".

   Grammar Note

   Forms given in the dictionary; ⴷ means "and". Beyond twelve the dictionary and everyday speech differ, so no further numerals are included.

5. ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ, ⵜⵉⵎⵉⴹⵉ

   Agnar, timiḍi

   Twenty, one hundred

   Usage

   Twenty and one hundred.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary numerals; ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ (20) belongs to the vigesimal system and is rare in speech. Real prices are usually said in Darija.

6. ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ

   Fk iyi yan

   Give me one

   Usage

   Asking for one item (masculine noun).

   Grammar Note

   The same sentence is in both corpora; for a feminine noun use ⵢⴰⵜ.

7. ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴰⴳⵜ ⵜⵉⵙⵙ ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙⵜ

   Tasragt tiss smmust

   Five o'clock

   Usage

   Telling time as "the fifth hour".

   Grammar Note

   The zgh corpus has ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴰⴳⵜ ⵜⵉⵙⵙ ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙⵜ ⵏⵉⵜ ⴰⵢⴰ "it is just five o'clock". ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴰⴳⵜ is feminine, so the numeral takes the feminine form.

8. ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴰⴳⵜ ⵜⵉⵙⵙ ⵙⴰ

   Tasragt tiss sa

   Seven o'clock

   Usage

   Telling time as "the seventh hour".

   Grammar Note

   Attested in a zgh sentence about eating breakfast at seven o'clock, with a Tashelhit parallel.

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