ܚܘܡܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā)     Ordinal: ܚܡܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ (ḥmīšāyā)     Multiplier: ܡܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ (mḥumšā)     Fractional: ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ (ḥumšā)

Root
ܚ ܡ ܫ (ḥ m š)
6 terms

Etymology

Derived from ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā, “five”); compare Arabic خُمْس (ḵums) and Hebrew חֲמִישִׁית (khamishít).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xum.ʃɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ • (ḥumšā) m sg (plural ܚܘܼܡܫܹ̈ܐ (ḥumšē))

1. (fractional number) fifth (⅕)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܘܼܡܫܝܼ (ḥumšī)		ܚܘܼܡܫܲܢ (ḥumšan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܡܲܫ (ḥūmaš)		2nd person	ܚܘܼܡܫܘܼܟ݂ (ḥumšūḵ)	ܚܘܼܡܫܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥumšāḵ)	ܚܘܼܡܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥumšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ (ḥumšā)		3rd person	ܚܘܼܡܫܹܗ (ḥumšēh)	ܚܘܼܡܫܵܗ̇ (ḥumšāh)	ܚܘܼܡܫܗܘܿܢ (ḥumšhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܘܼܡܫܝܼ̈ (ḥumšī)		ܚܘܼܡܫܲܢ̈ (ḥumšan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܡܫܲܝ̈ (ḥumšay)		2nd person	ܚܘܼܡܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥumšūḵ)	ܚܘܼܡܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥumšāḵ)	ܚܘܼܡܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥumšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܡܫܹ̈ܐ (ḥumšē)		3rd person	ܚܘܼܡܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥumšūh)	ܚܘܼܡܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥumšōh)	ܚܘܼܡܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥumšhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā, “a half”), ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā, “a third”), ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁā, “a fourth, a quarter”), ܫܘܼܬܬ݂ܵܐ (šutṯā, “a sixth”), ܫܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šuḇˁā, “a seventh”), ܬܘܼܡܢܵܐ (tumnā, “an eighth”), ܬܘܼܫܥܵܐ (tušˁā, “a ninth”), ܥܘܼܣܪܵܐ (ˁusrā, “a tenth”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħumʃɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħumʃe] (plural)

Etymology 1

Derived from ܚܡܫܐ (ḥamšā, “five”). Compare Arabic خُمْس (ḵums) and Hebrew חֹמֶשׁ (ḥṓmeš).

Noun

ܚܘܡܫܐ • (ḥumšā) m (plural ܚܘܡܫܐ (ḥumšē))

1. (fractional number) fifth (⅕)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܡܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܡܫ		1st person	ܚܘܡܫܝ		ܚܘܡܫܢ
	construct	ܚܘܡܫ		2nd person	ܚܘܡܫܟ	ܚܘܡܫܟܝ	ܚܘܡܫܟܘܢ	ܚܘܡܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܡܫܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܡܫܗ	ܚܘܡܫܗ	ܚܘܡܫܗܘܢ	ܚܘܡܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܡܫܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܡܫܝ		ܚܘܡܫܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܡܫܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܡܫܝܟ	ܚܘܡܫܝܟܝ	ܚܘܡܫܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܡܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܡܫܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܡܫܘܗܝ	ܚܘܡܫܝܗ	ܚܘܡܫܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܡܫܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܚܡܝܫܝܐ

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ḥamṯ- According to Rainer Degen via Hebrew חֹמֶשׁ (ḥṓmeš).

Noun

ܚܘܡܫܐ • (ḥumšā) m (plural ܚܘܡܫܐ (ḥumšē))

1. abdomen, belly, loins, stomach

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܡܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܡܫ		1st person	ܚܘܡܫܝ		ܚܘܡܫܢ
	construct	ܚܘܡܫ		2nd person	ܚܘܡܫܟ	ܚܘܡܫܟܝ	ܚܘܡܫܟܘܢ	ܚܘܡܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܡܫܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܡܫܗ	ܚܘܡܫܗ	ܚܘܡܫܗܘܢ	ܚܘܡܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܡܫܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܡܫܝ		ܚܘܡܫܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܡܫܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܡܫܝܟ	ܚܘܡܫܝܟܝ	ܚܘܡܫܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܡܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܡܫܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܡܫܘܗܝ	ܚܘܡܫܝܗ	ܚܘܡܫܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܡܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥwmš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥwmšˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 99b,109a
• Degen, Rainer (1978) “Ḥumšā, ein hebräisches Lehnwort im Syrischen”, in Oriens Christianus, volume 62, pages 53–59
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 132a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 427b