ԹԻՎԸ ՈՐՊԵՍ ԽՈՐՀՐԴԱՆԻՇ ՀԱՅԿԱԿԱՆ ԵՎ ԱՐԱԲԱԿԱՆ ԼԵԶՎԱՄՇԱԿՈՒՅԹՆԵՐՈՒՄ / THE NUMBER AS A SYMBOL IN ARMENIAN AND ARAB LINGUO-CULTURES

The comparative study of languages plays a vital role in preserving and advancing intercultural discourse. Within this framework, phraseological units containing numerical components in Armenian and Arabic have a significant position. It is determined by the cultural attitudes of the Armenian and Arabic peoples toward numbers, shaped by their religious beliefs, customs, traditions, geographical settings, and rich, centuries-old cultural heritage. Symbolic numbers are deeply rooted in the folklore of both cultures, with certain numbers appearing more frequently than others. This study aims to identify both the similarities and the culturally specific features of the linguistic world pictures in Armenian and Arabic, as reflected through the use of numbers.