ܡܐܬܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic מָאתַיִן‎ (māʾṯayin); compare Arabic مِئَتَان‎ (miʔatān) and Hebrew מָאתַיִם‎ (matáyim).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːʔ.tenː]

Numeral

ܡܵܐܬܹܝܢ • (mātēn) m or f

  1. dual of ܡܵܐܐ‎ (māʾā), two hundred

Usage notes
  • This is only ever used in formal texts, ܬܪܲܝܡܵܐܐ‎ (traymāʾā) is most commonly used.
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