Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā)
    Ordinal: ܚܡܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ (ḥmīšāyā)
    Multiplier: ܡܚܲܡܫܵܐ (mḥamšā)
    Fractional: ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ (ḥumšā)
Root
ܚ ܡ ܫ (ḥ m š)
6 terms

Etymology edit

Passive participle of ܚܲܡܸܫ (ḥammiš); cognate to Arabic مُخَمَّس (muḵammas) and Hebrew מְחֻמָּשׁ (mekhumásh).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mə.xam.ʃɑː]

Adjective edit

ܡܚܲܡܫܵܐ (mḥamšā) (feminine ܡܚܲܡܲܫܬܵܐ (mḥammaštā), plural ܡܚܲܡܫܹ̈ܐ (mḥamšē))

  1. pentagonal
  2. pentamerous
  3. quintuple, fivefold

Noun edit

ܡܚܲܡܫܵܐ (mḥamšām sg (plural ܡܚܲܡܫܹ̈ܐ (mḥamšē))

  1. (geometry) pentagon (polygon with five sides)

Inflection edit

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