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numeral in Arabic

عَدَد ʕadad

UK/ˈnjuːməɹəl//ˈnuməɹəl/

numeral in Arabic: عَدَد (ʕadad), رَقْم (raqm). In English, numeral means a symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.

Arabic words for numeral

non-word symbol that represents a number
عَدَد ʕadad, رَقْم raqm
word or symbol representing a number — see also noun numeral
عَدَد ʕadad, رَقْم raqm

English meaning of numeral

  1. noun A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
  2. noun A representation of a number composed of such symbols.
  3. noun A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.
  4. noun A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).

Full definition of numeral

numeral in a sentence

  • Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals.

Synonyms of numeral

numeral in other languages

Questions about numeral in Arabic

What is the meaning of numeral in Arabic?
Numeral in Arabic is عَدَد (ʕadad), رَقْم (raqm).
ما معنى كلمة numeral؟
Numeral: عَدَد (ʕadad), رَقْم (raqm).
What does numeral mean in English?
Numeral means a symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.

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