ܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic אַרְבַּעֵסְרֶא (arəbaʿesrē), By surface analysis, ܐܲܪܒܲܥ (arbaˁ, “four”) +‎ ܥܸܣܲܪ (ˁissar, “ten”); compare Arabic أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ (ʔarbaʕa ʕašrata) and Hebrew אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה (arbá' 'esré).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔar.ba.ʕɪs.reː]

Numeral

ܐܲܪܒܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ • (arbaˤisrē) f (masculine ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ (arbaˤsar))

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

Usage notes

  • In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ (arbaˁsar) is often used regardless of gender.
  • As a numeral, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when enumerating a noun after it.
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