ninth

An adjective referring to the number nine in a sequence; coming after the eighth and before the tenth.

• 🌐صفة تدل على الترتيب في المرتبة التاسعة في تسلسل ما، أي الذي يلي الثامن ويسبق العاشر. وتُستعمل أيضاً للدلالة على جزء من تسعة أجزاء متساوية.

1. Position in sequence A2 formal

   Coming immediately after the eighth and before the tenth in a series or order.

   • He finished in ninth place in the race.
   • The ninth chapter of the book is the most exciting.
   • She lives on the ninth floor of the apartment building.

   🌐التاسع

• more ninth comparative form
• most ninth superlative form

A noun referring to the position or rank that comes after the eighth, or one of nine equal parts of a whole.

• 🌐اسم يدل على المرتبة أو الموضع التالي للثامن في الترتيب، أو على جزء واحد من تسعة أجزاء متساوية من الكل.

1. Position in a series A2 formal

   The item or person that occupies the number nine position in a sequence.

   • He was the ninth to finish the race.
   • The ninth chapter of the book is the most exciting.
   • She came in ninth in the competition.

   🌐التاسع

2. Fraction B1 formal

   One of nine equal parts of a whole.

   • He inherited a ninth of the estate.
   • The recipe calls for a ninth of a cup of sugar.
   • Only a ninth of the population lives in that region.

   🌐التُّسْع

• ninths plural form
• ninths' possessive plural form
• ninth's possessive singular form

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of nine units; the ninth positive integer following eight; the highest single-digit number in the decimal system; a perfect square (3²) with unique mathematical properties. Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of nine), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

• 🌐العدد الكامل الدال على تسعة أشياء أو أشخاص أو وحدات عد؛ ويُستخدم أيضًا كاسم أو محدد أو ضمير.

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 9 A1 formal

   Used to denote a quantity of nine persons or things; the ninth positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; the highest single-digit number in base-10 notation; a perfect square (3×3) with unique properties in numerology and mathematics; represents a nonet, ninefold quantity in counting and everyday usage.

   • There are nine innings in a standard baseball game.
   • She saved nine coins for the vending machine.
   • Nine plus nine equals eighteen.
   • They traveled for nine months across Asia.
   • He caught nine fish during the tournament.

   🌐عدد أصلي: العدد 9

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of nine A2 formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number nine; the numeral symbol 9 or IX; a set, collection, or group consisting of nine items; a playing card, domino, or die face displaying nine pips; a team, ensemble, or musical group of nine members (nonet); in sports, refers to a baseball team or cricket batting order position.

   • The number nine holds symbolic meaning in many cultures.
   • Circle all the nines in this data set.
   • The string nonet performed at the concert hall.
   • He played the nine of diamonds to win the hand.
   • In baseball, the starting nine take the field.

   🌐اسم: العدد أو الرمز أو مجموعة من تسعة

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to nine A1 formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is nine; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   • They stayed in a nine-story hotel.
   • We need nine volunteers for the community event.
   • The recipe requires nine cloves of garlic.
   • She completed nine triathlons last season.
   • Nine research institutions collaborated on the study.

   🌐عدد: تسعة

4. Pronoun: nine people or things (plural) B1 formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to nine previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   • Thirty applied, but only nine were selected for the program.
   • I invited twenty-five guests; nine could not attend.
   • How many participants do you expect? — Nine should be ideal.
   • Several teams entered the competition, but nine reached the playoffs.
   • Of the manuscripts submitted, nine were accepted for publication.

   🌐ضمير: تسعة أشخاص أو أشياء

• ninth ordinal