Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā)
    Ordinal: ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܵܐ (rḇīˁāyā)
    Multiplier: ܡܪܲܒܥܵܐ (mrabˁā)
    Fractional: ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁā)
Root
ܪ ܒ ܥ (r b ˁ)
7 terms

Etymology edit

Derived from ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā, four); compare Arabic رُبْع (rubʕ) and Hebrew רֶבַע (réva).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ruw.ʕɑː], [ruv.ʕɑː]

Noun edit

ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁām sg (plural ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܹܐ (ruḇˁē))

  1. (fractional number) fourth, quarter (¼)

Inflection edit

Coordinate terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Derived from ܐܪܒܥܐ (ʾarbəʿāʾ, four). Compare Arabic رُبْع (rubʕ) and Hebrew רֶבַע (réḇaʿ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ruvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ruvʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܪܘܒܥܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܘܒܥܐ)

  1. (fractional number) fourth, quarter (¼)
  2. (military) group of four soldiers; squad
  3. log (unit of measure)

Inflection edit

See also edit

References edit

  • rwbˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 336a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 533a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1443b