ܬܪܬܝܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܬܲܪ̈ܬܹܝܢ (tartēn), ܬܲܪܬܹܝ (tartēy)
Etymology edit
From Aramaic תַרְתֵּין (ṯartēin), from Proto-Semitic *ṯinat-; compare Arabic اِثْنَتَانِ (iṯnatāni) and Hebrew שְׁתַּיִם (shtáyim).
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ • (tartēn) f (masculine ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn))
- feminine of ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn, “two”)
- ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ― šāˁaṯ tartēn ― two o’clock
- ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܬܪܹܝܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ― tartēn niššē w-trēn gaḇrē ― two women and two men
Usage notes edit
- In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn) is often used regardless of gender.