Aramaic

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Etymology

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Contraction of תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר (tərē ʿăsar).

Numeral

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תריסר (tərēsar)

  1. twelve

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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From Aramaic תְּרֵיסַר (tərēsar).

Noun

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תְּרֵיסָר (t'resárm (plural indefinite תְּרֵיסָרִים, singular construct תְּרֵיסַר־, plural construct תְּרֵיסְרֵי־)

  1. dozen
  2. (religion) the twelve minor prophets, or their books as a unit

Derived terms

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