ܐܫܬܥܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁתַעֵסְרֶא (štaʿesrē). Equivalent to ܐܸܫܸܬ (išit, “six”) +‎ ܥܸܣܲܪ (ʿisar, “ten”); compare Arabic سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ (sitta ʕašrata) and Hebrew שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (shésh 'esré).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [iʃ.ta.ʕɪs.reː]

Numeral

ܐܸܫܬܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ • (ištaʿisrē) f (masculine ܐܸܫܬܲܥܣܲܪ (ištaʿsar))

1. feminine of ܐܸܫܬܲܥܣܲܪ (ištaˁsar) sixteen (16)

Usage notes

• In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܐܸܫܬܲܥܣܲܪ (ištaʿsar) is often used regardless of gender.