ܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic תְּמָנַעֵסְרֶא‎ (təmānaʿesrē). Equivalent to ܬܡܵܢܹܐ‎ (tmānē, “eight”) +‎ ܥܸܣܲܪ‎ (ʿisar, “ten”); compare Arabic ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ‎ (ṯamāniya ʕašrata) 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 (tmāniʿsar) 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.
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