ܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ

ܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ܐܲܪܒܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ • (arbaʿisrē) f (masculine ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ‎ (arbaʿsar))

1. feminine of ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ‎ fourteen (14)

Usage notes

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