عِشْرِين
ʿishrīn
Noun
Meaning
twenty
Usage
The number twenty. Pronounced 'ishrin' in Lebanese (not 'ishreen' as in some other dialects). Used in compound numbers like وَاحِد و عِشْرِين (twenty-one), where the unit comes first.
Examples
فِي عِشْرِين طَالِب بِالصَّفّ.
There are twenty students in the class.
عُمْرِي تْلَاتَة وْعِشْرِين سَنَة.
I'm 23 years old.
الْكُلّ بْعِشْرِين أَلْف لِيرَة. شُكْرًا يَا أَحْمَد!
Everything is twenty thousand lira. Thank you, Ahmed!
Root
ع ش ر
