Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 ܒ.
2
3  → 
    Cardinal: ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn)
    Ordinal: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ (trayyānā)
    Multiplier: ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (trayyānāyā)
    Fractional: ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā)
Root
ܬ ܢ ܐ (t n ˀ)
10 terms

Alternative forms edit

  • ܬܪܹܝ (trēy), ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ (trēy), ܬܪܹ̈ܝܢ݇ (trēy)

Etymology edit

From Aramaic תְּרֵין (tərēn), from Proto-Semitic *ṯin-; compare Arabic اِثْنَان (iṯnān) and Hebrew שְׁנַיִם (sh'náyim).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēnm (feminine ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ (tartēn), construct ܬܪܲܝ (tray))

  1. two
    ܬܪܹܝܢ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐtrēn ktāḇētwo books
    ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܬܪܹܝܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐtartēn niššē w-trēn gaḇrētwo women and two men
    ܥܸܣܪܝܼ ܘܬܪܹܝܢ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐˁisrī w-trēn ktāḇētwenty-two books

Classical Syriac edit

Classical Syriac cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ܬܪܝܢ (trēn)
    Ordinal : ܬܪܝܢܐ (trayyānā)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *ṯināni.

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

ܬܪܝܢ (trēnm (feminine ܬܪܬܝܢ (tartēn))

  1. two (2)

References edit

  • tryn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 835
  • Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) “ܬܪܝܢ”, in Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 620