ܐܪܒܥ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Aramaic אַרְבַּע (ʾarəbaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕat-; compare Arabic أَرْبَع (ʔarbaʕ) and Hebrew אַרְבַּע (arbá').
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔarbaʕ]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔarbeʔ]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔarbaʔ], [ʔarpˤaʔ]
Numeral
[edit]ܐܲܪܒܲܥ • (arbaʿ) f (masculine ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbʿā))
Usage notes
[edit]- In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā) is often used regardless of gender.