ܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic תְּמָנַעֵסְרֶא (təmānaʿesrē). Equivalent to ܬܡܵܢܹܐ (tmānē, “eight”) +‎ ܥܸܣܲܪ (ʿisar, “ten”); compare Arabic ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ (ṯamāniya ʕašrata) and Hebrew שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה (sh'moné 'esré).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ • (tmānaʿisrē) f (masculine ܬܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ (tmāniʿsar))

1. feminine of ܬܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ (tmāniˁsar) eighteen (18)

   ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܹܬ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܵܛܹܝܬ ܠܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.

   āt bit pāyšēt gaḇrā šalmā īman d-māṭēyt l-tmānaʿisrē šinnē.

   You become an adult when you turn eighteen.

Usage notes

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