Armenian numbers
How to say forty (40) in Armenian
Forty (40) in Armenian is քառասուն, pronounced k'arasun.
- Romanization:
- k'arasun
Forty in use
- Քառասուն տարեկան եմ։K'arasun tarekan em.I'm 40 years old.
- քառասուն խնձորk'arasun khndzor40 apples
After a number, an Armenian noun stays singular: քառասուն խնձոր is literally “40 apple”.
Good to know
Քառասուն also gives քառասունք, the memorial held on the 40th day after a death — an important day in Armenian tradition.
From 40 to 49
- 40քառասունk'arasun
- 41քառասունմեկk'arasunmek
- 42քառասուներկուk'arasunerku
- 43քառասուներեքk'arasunerek'
- 44քառասունչորսk'arasunch'ors
- 45քառասունհինգk'arasunhing
- 46քառասունվեցk'arasunvets'
- 47քառասունյոթk'arasunyot'
- 48քառասունութk'arasunut'
- 49քառասունինըk'arasuninə
40 in Armenian letters
Before Arabic digits, Armenians wrote numbers with letters: every letter of Mesrop Mashtots' alphabet had a value. 40 is written Խ — you still see it on clock faces, in church calendars and in chapter numbers.
Questions
How do you say forty in Armenian?
Forty is քառասուն, pronounced k'arasun.
How do you say “40th” in Armenian?
The ordinal is քառասուներորդ (k'arasunerord).
How is 40 written in Armenian letters?
In the classical system it is Խ. Everyday Armenian uses ordinary digits: 40.
Do Armenian nouns take the plural after forty?
No. After any number the noun stays singular: քառասուն խնձոր — “40 apple”.
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