ܫܒܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁבַעֵסְרֶא‎ (šəḇaʿesrē). Equivalent to ܫܒ݂ܲܥ‎ (šḇaʿ, “seven”) +‎ ܥܸܣܲܪ‎ (ʿisar, “ten”); compare Arabic سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ‎ (sabʕa ʕašrata) and Hebrew שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה‎ (sh'vá 'esré).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃə.wa.ʕɪs.reː]

Numeral

ܫܒ݂ܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ • (šḇaʿisrē) f (masculine ܫܲܒ݂ܲܥܣܲܪ‎ (šaḇaʿsar))

  1. feminine of ܫܲܒ݂ܲܥܣܲܪ‎ (šaḇḇaʿsar) seventeen (17)

Usage notes
  • In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܫܲܒ݂ܲܥܣܲܪ‎ (šaḇaʿsar) is often used regardless of gender.
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