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First, could you tell me what name do you use for numbers like 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9, Arabic or Indian (Hindu)? Also, what name do you use for those other numbers you use (something like 贍.佟.佗.伲.伽.佶.佴.侑.侉.侃, maybe those are not exactly the ones you use, but I found only these on the net to do copy/paste). So, could you tell me what names you use for the ones and for the others?

Another thing, is it true that a girl keeps her last name after she marries and she doesn't take her husband's at all. If it is, is it only for Egyptian girls or for all Arabic girls. If it is for all Arabic girls, then how come The Queen Rania of Jordan has the name of her husband like her last name (as far as I know)?

Also, some people explained to me that Arabic people don't have last names like Westerners, that is, they don't have family names, but they take their father's and grandfather's name as their last name. On the other hand, I heard there are family names.

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if you ask about writing numbers , we use 贍.佟.佗.伲.伽.佶.佴.侑.侉.侃, when we write in arabic though these numbers are indian in origin ,,, on the other hand we don't use the form 1234567.. in arabic articles though it's arabic in origin

if ur asking us to pronounce these numbers in arabic so here we go >>
贍 >> sefr 氐賮乇
佟 >> wahed 賵丕丨丿
佗 >> ethnaan 兀孬賳丕賳
伲 >>thalathah 孬賱丕孬賴
伽 >> arba'ah 兀乇亘毓賴
佶 >> khamsah 禺賲爻賴
佴 >> settah 爻鬲賴
侑 >> sab'ah 爻亘毓賴
侉 >> thamanyah 孬賲丕賳賷賴
侃 >> tes'ah 鬲爻毓賴
佟贍 >> 'asharah 毓卮乇賴

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it's true that the woman doesn't take her husband name after marriage , she keeps hers , but i don't know about other arabic countries , because she may take it in another one , i can't help you here , & maybe because she is the queen , for that cause they give her her husband name , like the first woman in Egypt , her name is suzan mubarak , after her husband prisedent of Egypt , husni mubarak , did u get what i wana say ?

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we take our father's name , & our father gets his father's name , etc till u reach the grand grand father & that would be the family name , of course we don't reach our great grandfathers , it's just a matter of generations, for example , if my name is samar , my dad name is mohammad , & my grand father is abdullah , then my recent grand grand father which they called the family after his name was called al shereef so my name would be >> samar mohammad abdullah al shereef in the government files or for simplicity my name will be pronounced samar al shereef when my friends wana call for me

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your question is actually directed to all arabic people not just egyptians. numbers such as 123 are (arabic) the other characters .佟.佗.伲.伽.佶.佴.侑.侉. are hindu I believe.
Yes us girls keep our own last names and do not take our husbands, the only reason queen rania might've did that is simply because she's a queen and is known to more non arabic people than the typical arabic girl, making it more comfortable I guess for those from different backgrounds to call her by her husbands last name rather than her own.
As for my self I have one of the longest names ever, it's my name than dad's, then grandpa's.........all the way till we reach extra super great great grandpa whose name is also the family's last name
hope that answers your curiosity!
I don't quite get your first question, but if you're asking about the way we pronounce the numbers in Arabic then I can help. first 贍.佟.佗.伲.伽.佶.佴.侑.侉.侃 are the numerals from 0 to 10 and we pronounce them this way
贍 sefr
佟 wa7id
佗 ethnan (etneen in Egyptian slang)
伲 thalatha (talata)
伽 arba3a
佶 khamsa
佴 sittah
侑 saba3a
侉 thamanaya (tamnya)
侃 tis3a
佟贍 3ashara

it is true that a woman keeps her own last name after marriage and does not use her husband's name. I believe this exists in most Arabic and Muslim countries not Egypt only. However, it is not a big deal, a woman, like Queen Rania can still be referred to with her husband's name but it does not necessairly mean that it's official. I'm married in Egypt and my official name is my own, however, once I go back to USA, I could keep my name or change to my husband's name, so it's a matter of choice. But when being married in Egypt, the wife's name stays the same.

we do have family names. However, father's and grandfather's names are most commonly used amongest people unlike in western countries where last names are used. In Egypt, what matters the most and what is usually written on official papers is first name, father's name, then grandfather's name. We do have a last name but it is not used as much. When I was in USA I used my last and first name only. When I moved to Egypt I started using dad and grandpa's names because I saw people doing the same. Every country has its regime. hope I helped. feel free to ask more questions, we'll be more than happy to assist you
I'm not egyptian, but i can reply your questions

1....that are arabig numbers. (the first ones) are used in almost all the world and came from arabic numbers.( second ones).yes, in all the arab countries are used the second ones, in spite of that the ones are well known also, and some pple use them

In almost all the arab countries girls take the husband family names, but there are exceptions.
Arabic people have last names...of course...but. is common that kids take the name of the father between their name and the last name.
For example..........let's say that a man 's name is Fady Habib.......his son name is..Wael..so the kid will be Wael Fady Habib. the kid has his own name, but to add his father name is a kind of identification , as saying that is Fady's son . That happen with the daughters too.. The daughter of Fady which name could be zeynab.....would be for example... Zeynab Fady Habib........Do you understand?
lol...I hope so
The previous answerers are perfectly right. May I add that Suzan, our first lady, goes by the name Suzan Mubarak. Thus , she is taking her husband's name. So, it is no big deal. Everybody does what pleases him. The common trend for the married woman though is to keep her father's name. Exceptions r fine as u see.
First, the 1,2,3,4,5,6...etc. are originally Arabic numbers...Arabs long time ago used to use them but when the islamic empire reached India, Arabs found the Hindu numbers 贍.佟.佗.伲.伽.佶.佴.侑.侉.侃, so they began using them too. Later Europe used our letters as their own...Second, Egyptians aren't accustomed to either last names or wife's husband's last name. We rarely use them, as Egyptians talking ! Mrs Suzan Mubarak, Egypt's first lady, and Queen Rania use their husbands' last name only in their official meetings and confrences.
all is true
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