ܫܒܥ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Numeral[edit]

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

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

Usage notes[edit]

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