ܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ⁧אַרְבַּעֵסְרֶא⁩ (arəbaʿesrē). Equivalent to ⁧ܐܲܪܒܲܥ⁩ (arbaʿ, “four”) +‎ ⁧ܥܸܣܲܪ⁩ (ʿisar, “ten”); compare Arabic ⁧أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ⁩ (ʔarbaʕa ʕašrata) and Hebrew ⁧אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה⁩ (arbá' 'esré).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ar.ba.ʕɪs.reː]

Numeral

⁧ܐܲܪܒܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ⁩ • (arbaʿisrē) f (masculine ⁧ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ⁩ (arbaʿsar))

  1. feminine of ⁧ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ⁩ (arbaˁsar) fourteen (14)

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