ܫܒܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ⁧שְבַע⁩ (šəḇaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *šabʕat-; compare Arabic ⁧سَبْع⁩ (sabʕ) and Hebrew ⁧שֶׁבַע⁩ (shéva').

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃwaʕ.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔɪʃwaʔ]

Numeral

⁧ܫܒ݂ܲܥ⁩ • (šḇaʿ) f (masculine ⁧ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ⁩ (šaḇʿā))

  1. feminine of ⁧ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ⁩ (šaḇˁā) seven (7)

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