LessonsBook of Hajj: Entering Mecca and Tawaf al-QudumQuiz

سَبْعَةَ أَشْوَاطٍ
Translation: Seven circuits.

Sabʿata is the numeral, while ashwāṭin is the genitive plural counted noun.

الْأَشْوَاطِ الثَّلَاثَةِ الْأُوَلِ
Translation: The first three circuits.

Al-thalāthati and al-uwali are dependent descriptive elements in the genitive phrase.

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Syntax: numbers and counted nouns

Book of Hajj: Entering Mecca and Tawaf al-Qudum

سَبْعَةَ أَشْوَاطٍ
Translation: Seven circuits.

Sabʿata is the numeral, while ashwāṭin is the genitive plural counted noun.

الْأَشْوَاطِ الثَّلَاثَةِ الْأُوَلِ
Translation: The first three circuits.

Al-thalāthati and al-uwali are dependent descriptive elements in the genitive phrase.