ܬܫܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic תְּשַׁע (təšaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *tišʕat-; compare Arabic تِسْع (tisʕ) and Hebrew תֵּשַׁע (tésha').

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪʃʃaʕ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tɪʃʃaʔ]

Numeral

ܬܸܫܲܥ • (tiššaˁ) f (masculine ܬܸܫܥܵܐ (tišˁā))

1. feminine of ܬܸܫܥܵܐ (tišˁā) nine (9)

Usage notes

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