ܫܒܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic שְבַע‎ (šəḇaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *šabʕat-; compare Arabic سَبْع‎ (sabʕ) and Hebrew שֶׁבַע‎ (shéva').

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃwaʕ.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔɪʃwaʔ]

Numeral

ܫܒ݂ܲܥ • (šḇaʿ) f (masculine ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ‎ (šaḇʿā))

  1. feminine of ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ‎ (šaḇʿā) seven (7)

Usage notes
  • In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ‎ (šaḇʿā) is often used regardless of gender.
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