ܬܪܬܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܬܲܪ̈ܬܹܝܢ (tartēn), ܬܲܪܬܹܝ (tartēy)

Etymology

From Aramaic תַרְתֵּין (ṯartēin), from Proto-Semitic *ṯinat-; compare Arabic اِثْنَتَانِ (iṯnatāni) and Hebrew שְׁתַּיִם (shtáyim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tarteːn]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tɪtteː], [tɪtteʔ]

Numeral

ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ • (tartēn) f (masculine ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn))

1. feminine of ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn, “two”)

   ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ― šāˁaṯ tartēn ― two o’clock

   ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܬܪܹܝܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ― tartēn niššē w-trēn gaḇrē ― two women and two men

Usage notes

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