tlettax

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Maltese

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Maltese numbers (edit)
 ←  12 13 14  → 
    Cardinal: tlettax
    Attributive cardinal: tlettax-il
    Adverbial: tlettax-il darba

Etymology

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From Arabic ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ (ṯalāṯata ʕašara). By surface analysis, tlitt +‎ -ax. Compare Moroccan Arabic تلتاش (tlattāš).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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tlettax m or f

  1. thirteen (absolute form)
    Coordinate term: (attributive form) tlettax-il

Usage notes

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  • The absolute form is used without a following noun, that is pronominally and in counting.

Coordinate terms

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