Ishtaraytu ʿishrīna kitāban: the numeral occupies the accusative object position (marked with yāʾ), while kitāban is a separate accusative numeral specification.
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Ishtaraytu ʿishrīna kitāban: the numeral occupies the accusative object position (marked with yāʾ), while kitāban is a separate accusative numeral specification.