ܬܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 ܓ.
3
4  → 
    Cardinal: ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā)
    Ordinal: ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (tlīṯāyā)
    Multiplier: ܡܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mtulṯā)
    Fractional: ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā)
Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
11 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic תְּלָתָא (təlāṯā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯ-; compare Arabic ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa), Hebrew שְׁלוֹשָׁה (sh'loshá).

Pronunciation

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (tlāṯām (feminine ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ (tillāṯ), construct ܬܠܵܬ݂ (tlāṯ))

  1. three
    ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܬܸܠܵܬ݂ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ.
    ḥzē lī tlāṯā gaḇrē w-tillāṯ niššē.
    I saw three men and three women.

Usage notes

As a numeral, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when enumerating a noun after it.

Classical Syriac

Classical Syriac cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : ܬܠܬܐ (tlāṯā)
    Ordinal : ܬܠܝܬܝܐ (tlīṯāyā)

Etymology

From Aramaic 𐡕𐡋‎𐡕𐡄 (talāṯā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tlaːθa/

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (tlāṯam (feminine ܬܠܬ݂ (tlāṯ))

  1. three

Turoyo

Turoyo numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: ܬܠܳܬ݂ܐ (tloṯo)
    Ordinal: ܕܰܬ ܬܠܳܬ݂ܐ (dat tloṯo), ܬܠܝܬ݂ܳܝܐ (tliṯoyo)

Etymology

From Aramaic ܬܠܬ݂ܐ (təlāṯā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tloθo/

Numeral

ܬܠܳܬ݂ܐ • (tloṯom (feminine ܬܠܷܬ݂ (tlëṯ))

  1. three

Western Neo-Aramaic

Western Neo-Aramaic cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : ܬ݂ܠܳܬ݂ܰܐ (ṯlōṯa)

Etymology

From Aramaic ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (təlāṯā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θlɒːθa/

Numeral

ܬ݂ܠܳܬ݂ܰܐ (ṯlōṯam (feminine ܐܶܬ݂ܠܰܬ݂ (ʾeṯlaṯ))

  1. three