ܥܣܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic עֲסַר (ʿăsar), from Proto-Semitic *ʕaśarat-; compare Arabic عَشْر (ʕašr) and Hebrew עֶשֶׂר (éser).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪssar]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔɪssar]

Numeral

ܥܸܣܲܪ • (ˁissar) f (masculine ܥܸܣܪܵܐ (ˁisrā))

1. feminine of ܥܸܣܪܵܐ (ˁisrā) ten (10)

Usage notes

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