תשעא

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Aramaic

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Aramaic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : תשעא (tišʿa)
    Ordinal : תשיעתא (təšiʿaah)

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *tišʿ-.

Numeral

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תשעא (tišʿam (f תשע)

  1. nine (9)
    • Tanach, Exodus 2:82b:
      דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אַרְבַּע סְעוֹדָתָא לְקַבָּא, דְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן תֵּשַׁע סְעוֹדָתָא לְקַבָּא!
      Də-rabi Yoḥånån arbaʿ səʿodhåthå ləqabå, də-rabi Šimʿon tēšaʿ səʿodhåthå ləqabå!
      Per Rabbi Yohanan a kav is four meals' worth, per Rabbi Shimon a kav is nine meals' worth!