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Rh The radical form is always placed before the noun to which it refers; e.g.

The radical form is also often used as the indefinite article  or. See Chapter IV. The Article.

§ II. THE SUBSTANTIVE FORM.

The substantive form of the numeral is two-fold. For persons it is formed by adding, in some of the numbers abbreviated to the single consonant. For things and animals it is formed by adding, , or the letter alone. means “person,” and means “thing,” e.g.

, “a person”

 , one person.

, two persons.

, three persons.

, four persons.

, five persons.

, six persons.

, seven persons.

, eight persons.

, nine persons.

, ten persons.

, eleven persons.

, twelve persons.

, twenty persons.

, thirty persons.

, thirty-one persons.

, one hundred persons.

,, , “thing.”

 , one thing.

, two things.

, three things.

, four things.

, five things.

, six things.

, seven things.

, eight things.

, nine things.

, ten things.