Fourteen to seventeen
Build four teen names and keep the joining t sound.
Counting pattern
In these masculine teen forms, the first part ends in -ta before ʿashar. Compare khamsa (five) with khamsata ʿashar (fifteen). There is no wa (and) between the parts of 11–19. We pause at the end, saying ʿashar; in connected grammatical speech these teen forms end in ʿashara. All base letters are familiar by this point; ة and hamza were introduced with shadda and laam–alif. If these signs are new to you, revisit that lesson. Names below use pause pronunciation without final case endings.
١٤ – ١٧
14 to 17
14 — ١٤
Say the first part with -ta, then ʿashar; ١ marks one ten and ٤ marks four ones.
أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَر
arbaʿata ʿashar — 14
15 — ١٥
Khamsa becomes khamsata before the teen part. Keep kh distinct from ordinary k.
خَمْسَةَ عَشَر
khamsata ʿashar — 15
16 — ١٦
Keep the doubled t of sitta and pronounce the ending -ta before ʿashar.
سِتَّةَ عَشَر
sittata ʿashar — 16
17 — ١٧
Ayn occurs in both parts; the first part ends in -ta, not just -a.
سَبْعَةَ عَشَر
sabʿata ʿashar — 17