tnin w tlatin تنين وتلاتين
Moroccan Darija · numeral
“tnin w tlatin” (تنين وتلاتين) is a numeral in Moroccan Darija meaning thirty-two.
Meanings
- thirty-two
Usage
Tnin u tlatin is formed like all compound tens in darija: the unit first, then "u" (and), then the ten, as in archaic "two and thirty". An English speaker must therefore reverse the usual order. After a noun count, the noun stays singular: tnin u tlatin derham, tnin u tlatin 3am. You also hear tnayn u tlatin depending on the region. For prices, people often count in ryal or in derham: always specify the unit, otherwise the amount is ambiguous.
Example
عندو تنين وتلاتين عام
3ndo tnin u tlatin 3am
“He is thirty-two years old.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tnin w tlatin” but also “tnin o tlatin”, “tnin u tlatin” and “tnayn w tlatin”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.