ܐܠܦܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers (edit)
 ←  100  ←  900 ܐ݇.
1,000
1,000,000 (106)  →  1,000,000,000 (109)  → 
100
    Cardinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā)
    Ordinal: ܐܲܠܦܵܝܵܐ (alpāyā)
Root
ܐ ܠ ܦ (ˀ l p)
3 terms

Etymology 1

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ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā, thousand) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔal.pɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܐܲܠܦܵܝܵܐ (alpāyā) (feminine ܐܲܠܦܵܝܬܵܐ (alpāytā), plural ܐܲܠܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (alpāyē))

  1. thousandth (1000th)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔal.pajjeː]

Noun

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ܐܲܠܦܲܝܹ̈ܐ (alpayyēm pl

  1. thousands (of something)
    ܗ݇ܘܝܼܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܠܦܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.wīyē ìwaḥ laˀḵā min alpayyē d-šinnē.We have been here for thousands of years.