ܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Aramaic אַרְבַּעֵסְרֶא (arəbaʿesrē). Equivalent to ܐܲܪܒܲܥ (arbaʿ, four) +‎ ܥܸܣܲܪ (ʿisar, ten); compare Arabic أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ (ʔarbaʕa ʕašrata) and Hebrew אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה (arbá' 'esré).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ar.ba.ʕɪs.reː]

Numeral[edit]

ܐܲܪܒܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ (arbaʿisrēf (masculine ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ (arbaʿsar))

  1. feminine of ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ (arbaˁsar) fourteen (14)

Usage notes[edit]

  • In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ (arbaʿsar) is often used regardless of gender.