In bi-tisʿati amlāk, tisʿah is the number and amlāk is the counted noun, the broken plural of malik (king). The passage refers to nine rulers, not nine places or armies.
The same page contains useful plural forms such as aslāb, ʿuhūd, kufalāʾ and ahwāʾ. Recognising their singular roots improves reading fluency:
SingularPluralMeaningMalikAmlākKingSalabAslābCaptured equipmentʿAhdʿUhūdCovenantKafīlKufalāʾGuarantor
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al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Ḥujr, Royal Kinship and the Dhū al-Majāz Covenant (verses 56–67)
In bi-tisʿati amlāk, tisʿah is the number and amlāk is the counted noun, the broken plural of malik (king). The passage refers to nine rulers, not nine places or armies.
The same page contains useful plural forms such as aslāb, ʿuhūd, kufalāʾ and ahwāʾ. Recognising their singular roots improves reading fluency:
SingularPluralMeaningMalikAmlākKingSalabAslābCaptured equipmentʿAhdʿUhūdCovenantKafīlKufalāʾGuarantor