ܬܫܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ⁧תְּשַׁע⁩ (təšaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *tišʕat-; compare Arabic ⁧تِسْع⁩ (tisʕ) and Hebrew ⁧תֵּשַׁע⁩ (tésha').

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [tɪʃʃaʕ]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [tɪʃʃaʔ]

Numeral

⁧ܬܸܫܲܥ⁩ • (tiššaˁ) f (masculine ⁧ܬܸܫܥܵܐ⁩ (tišˁā))

  1. feminine of ⁧ܬܸܫܥܵܐ⁩ (tišˁā) nine (9)

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