ܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic אַרְבַּעֵסְרֶא (arəbaʿesrē). Equivalent to ܐܲܪܒܲܥ (arbaʿ, “four”) +‎ ܥܸܣܲܪ (ʿisar, “ten”); compare Arabic أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ (ʔarbaʕa ʕašrata) and Hebrew אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה (arbá' 'esré).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ar.ba.ʕɪs.reː]

Numeral

ܐܲܪܒܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ • (arbaʿisrē) f (masculine ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ (arbaʿsar))

1. feminine of ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ (arbaˁsar) fourteen (14)

Usage notes

• In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܐܲܪܒܲܥܣܲܪ (arbaʿsar) is often used regardless of gender.