ܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܠ ܬ (t l t)
11 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic תְּלָתַעֵסְרֶא (təlāṯaʿesrē). Equivalent to ܬܠܵܬ݂ (tlāṯ, three) +‎ ܥܸܣܲܪ (ˁissar, ten); compare Arabic ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ (ṯalāṯa ʕašrata) and Hebrew שְׁלוֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (sh'lósh 'esré).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ܬܠܵܬ݂ܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ • (tlāṯaˁisrēf (masculine ܬܸܠܬܲܥܣܲܪ (tiltaˁsar))

  1. feminine of ܬܸܠܬܲܥܣܲܪ (tiltaˁsar) thirteen (13)

Usage notes

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