How to say "twice, two times" in Arabic
New wordMeaningtwice, two times
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مَرَّتَيْن
marrataynמרתין
مرتين
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
פעמיים
pa'amayimپَاءَامَايِم
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Arabic root
م-ر-رNo shared root here — Hebrew פעמיים comes from פעם, entirely unrelated to Arabic م-ر-ر — but the strategy is identical: both languages reach for the dual rather than a separate word for 'twice', Arabic ـَيْن and Hebrew ־ַיִם being parallel Semitic dual endings.
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In a phrase
مَرَّتَيْن فِي اليَوْم
marratayn fī al-yawmמרתין פי אל-יוםtwice a day