ܚܡܫܥܣܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Numeral edit
ܚܲܡܫܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ • (ḥamšaʿisrē) f (masculine ܚܲܡܫܲܥܣܲܪ (ḥamšaʿsar))
Usage notes edit
- In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܚܲܡܫܲܥܣܲܪ (ḥamšaʿsar) is often used regardless of gender.