ܐܠܦܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Aramaic ⁧אַלְפַיִן⁩ (ʾalp̄ayin); compare Arabic ⁧أَلْفَان⁩ (ʔalfān) and Hebrew ⁧אַלְפַּיִם⁩ (alpáyim).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ʔal.penː]

Numeral

⁧ܐܲܠܦܹܝܢ⁩ • (alpēn) m or f

dual of ⁧ܐܲܠܦܵܐ⁩ (alpā), two thousand

Usage notes

This is only ever used in formal texts, ⁧ܬܪܹܝܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ⁩ (trēn alpē) is most commonly used.

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