ܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ⁧תְּמָנַעֵסְרֶא⁩ (təmānaʿesrē). Equivalent to ⁧ܬܡܵܢܹܐ⁩ (tmānē, “eight”) +‎ ⁧ܥܸܣܲܪ⁩ (ʿisar, “ten”); compare Arabic ⁧ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ⁩ (ṯamāniya ʕašrata) and Hebrew ⁧שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה⁩ (sh'moné 'esré).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [tmɑːna.ʕɪs.reː]

Numeral

⁧ܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ⁩ • (tmānaʿisrē) f (masculine ⁧ܬܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ⁩ (tmāniʿsar))

  1. feminine of ⁧ܬܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ⁩ (tmāniˁsar) eighteen (18)
    ⁧ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܹܬ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܵܛܹܝܬ ܠܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.⁩
    āt bit pāyšēt gaḇrā šalmā īman d-māṭēyt l-tmānaʿisrē šinnē.
    You become an adult when you turn eighteen.

Usage notes
  • In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ⁧ܬܡܵܢܸܥܣܲܪ⁩ (tmāniʿsar) is often used regardless of gender.
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