ܐܫܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic שֵׁית (šeṯṯ), from Proto-Semitic *šidṯat-; compare Arabic سِتّ (sitt) and Hebrew שֵׁשׁ (shésh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɪʃ.ʃɪt.]

Numeral

ܐܸܫܸܬ • (iššit) f (masculine ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā))

1. feminine of ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā) six (6)

Usage notes

• In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā) is often used regardless of gender.
• As a number, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when enumerating a noun after it.