ܐܪܒܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic אַרְבַּע‎ (ʾarəbaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕat-; compare Arabic أَرْبَع‎ (ʔarbaʕ) and Hebrew אַרְבַּע‎ (arbá').

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔarbaʕ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔarbeʔ]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʔarbaʔ], [ʔarpˤaʔ]

Numeral

ܐܲܪܒܲܥ • (arbaʿ) f (masculine ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ‎ (arbʿā))

1. feminine of ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ‎ (arbʿā) four (4)

Usage notes

• In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ‎ (arbʿā) is often used regardless of gender.