ܚܡܫܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חַמְשַׁעֵסְרֶא (ḥaməšaʿesrē). Equivalent to ܚܲܡܸܫ (ḥamiš, “five”) +‎ ܥܸܣܲܪ (ʿisar, “ten”); compare Arabic خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ (ḵamsa ʕašrata) and Hebrew חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (khamésh 'esré).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xam.ʃa.ʕɪs.reː]

Numeral

ܚܲܡܫܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ • (ḥamšaʿisrē) f (masculine ܚܲܡܫܲܥܣܲܪ (ḥamšaʿsar))

  1. feminine of ܚܲܡܫܲܥܣܲܪ (ḥamšaˁsar) fifteen (15)

Usage notes

  • In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܚܲܡܫܲܥܣܲܪ (ḥamšaʿsar) is often used regardless of gender.
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