Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
 ←  16 ܝܙ.
17
18  → 
    Cardinal: ܫܒ݂ܲܥܣܲܪ (šḇaˁsar)
    Ordinal: ܫܒ݂ܲܥܣܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ (šḇaˁsīrāyā)

Etymology edit

From Aramaic שְׁבַעְסַר (šəḇaʿəsar). Equivalent to ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šaḇʿā, seven) +‎ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ (ʿisrā, ten); compare Arabic سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ (sabʕata ʕašara) and Hebrew שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר (shiv'á 'asár).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃvaʕ.sar.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔɪʃ.wɑːsar.], [ʃwɑːsar.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʃa.vas.sar.]

Numeral edit

ܫܒ݂ܲܥܣܲܪ (šḇaˁsarm (feminine ܫܒ݂ܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ (šḇaˁisrē))

  1. seventeen (17)