How to write date and time in Arabic?
Before diving into dates and time, we need to look at how to express fractions.
Fractions in Arabic
Here are some examples using these:
Telling time in Arabic
Ordinal numerals are used for telling time in Arabic. The word ساعة (sa’aa, “hour”) may or may not be included, but the numerals are in the feminine form, agreeing with that noun.
Unlike English, where we often say “six fifteen”, “eight twenty”, or “three thirty”, Arabic usually expresses time using fractions of the hour.
Here are some examples:
Days of the week in Arabic
Most of the names of the days of the week are derived from the numeral system, as follows:
Here are some examples of how they are used:
Now let’s look at number-based adjectives such as: “bilateral”, “trilateral”, “trilogy”, and “four-part”.
Last in Arabic
Lastly, let’s go over “last” or “final”, which is expressed with the word آخر (‘akhir). Its plural forms vary: أواخر (‘awakhir) is used for non-human entities, while آخرون (‘akhrun) is used for masculine humans and أخريات (‘ukhriat) for feminine humans.
It can also appear in the accusative indefinite as أخيرًا (‘akhiran), meaning “finally”.
Let’s look at some examples:
