ܬܡܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic תְּמָנֶא (tmānē), from Proto-Semitic *ṯamāniyat-; compare Arabic ثَمَانٍ (ṯamānin) and Hebrew שְׁמוֹנֶה (sh'moné).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tmaːneː]
• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tmaːneː], [tmaːneʔ]

Numeral

ܬܡܵܢܹܐ • (tmānē) f (masculine ܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ (tmānyā))

1. feminine of ܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ (tmānyā) eight (8)

Usage notes

• In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ (tmānyā) is often used regardless of gender.
• As a number, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when enumerating a noun after it.