ܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ

ܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic תְּמָנַעֵסְרֶא‎ (təmānaʿesrē).Equivalent to ܬܡܵܢܹܐ‎ (tmānē, “eight”) +‎ ܥܸܣܲܪ‎ (ʿisar, “ten”); compare Arabic ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ‎‎ (ṯamāniya ʿašrata) and Hebrew שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה‎‎ (sh'moné 'esré).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ • (tmānaʿisrē) f (masculine ܬܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ‎ (tmāniʿsar))

1. feminine of ܬܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ‎ eighteen (18)

   ‏ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܹܬ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܵܛܹܝܬ ܠܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   āt bit pāyšēt gaḇrā šalmā īman d-māṭēyt l-tmānaʿisrē šinnē.

   You become an adult when you turn eighteen.

Usage notes

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