ܚܡܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܡ ܫ (ḥ m š)
6 terms

From Aramaic חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš), from Proto-Semitic *ḫamšat-; compare Arabic خَمْس (ḵams) and Hebrew חָמֵשׁ (khamésh).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xammɪʃ]

Numeral

ܚܲܡܸܫ • (ḥammiš) f (masculine ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā))

1. feminine of ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā, “five, 5”)

Usage notes

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

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ܚܡܫ (ḥammeš), from Proto-Semitic *ḫamšum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħamːeʃ/

Numeral

ܚܰܡّܶܫ (ḥammeš) f (masculine ܚܰܡܫܰܐ (ḥamša))

1. feminine of ܚܰܡܫܰܐ (ḥamša, “five”)