ܬܫܪܝܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒌗𒌆 (ititašrītu, “beginning”), possibly because the early Arameans regarded autumn as the start of the year.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [tiʃ.riːn]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [t͡ʃeːriː]
Proper noun
ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ • (tišrin) m
- Autumn month
- Tishrei: The first month of the Jewish calendar (of twenty-nine days), following Elul and preceding Cheshvan.
Derived terms
- ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܵܘܵܬܹܐ (tišryāwātē, “Autumn”)
- ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (tišrin qamāyā, “October”)
- ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (tišrin ḥārāyā, “November”)