ܥܣܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ⁧עֲסַר⁩ (ʿăsar), from Proto-Semitic *ʕaśarat-; compare Arabic ⁧عَشْر⁩ (ʕašr) and Hebrew ⁧עֶשֶׂר⁩ (éser).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕɪssar]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔɪssar]

Numeral

⁧ܥܸܣܲܪ⁩ • (ˁissar) f (masculine ⁧ܥܸܣܪܵܐ⁩ (ˁisrā))

  1. feminine of ⁧ܥܸܣܪܵܐ⁩ (ˁisrā) ten (10)

Usage notes
  • In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ⁧ܥܸܣܪܵܐ⁩ (ˁisrā) is often used regardless of gender.
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