ܫܒܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܐܸܫܒ݂ܲܥ (išḇaˁ)

Etymology

From Aramaic שְבַע (šəḇaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *šabʕat-; compare Arabic سَبْع (sabʕ) and Hebrew שֶׁבַע (shéva').

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃwaʕ.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃwaʔ]

Numeral

ܫܒ݂ܲܥ • (šḇaʿ) f (masculine ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šaḇʿā))

1. feminine of ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šaḇˁā) seven (7)

Usage notes

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