Adjective Ordinal Number¶
Summary¶
Ordinal numbers are used to express a rank or order of items in a series (first, second, third, etc.) or to express a part of a whole (a third, a fourth, a fifth, etc.).
Article¶
Ordinal numbers are used to express a rank or order of items in a series (first, second, third, etc.) or to express a part of a whole (a third, a fourth, a fifth, etc.).
“First” through “Tenth”¶
word |
Aramaic |
Transliteration |
Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
masculine |
קַדְמָי |
qadhmay |
first |
feminine |
קַדְמָיָה |
qadhmayah |
first |
masculine |
תִּנְיָן |
tinyan |
second |
feminine |
תִּנְיָנָה |
tinyanah |
second |
masculine |
תְּלִיתָי |
teliythay |
third |
feminine |
תְּלִיתָיהָ |
teliythayha |
third |
masculine |
רְבִיעָי |
rebhiy’ay |
fourth |
feminine |
רְבִיעָיהָ |
rebhiy’ayha |
fourth |
“Fifth” and higher¶
The cardinal forms are used for ordinal numbers higher than four (“fifth,” “sixth,” “eleventh,” “twelfth,” etc.).