ܐܪܒܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ⁧אַרְבַּע⁩ (ʾarəbaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarbaʕat-; compare Arabic ⁧أَرْبَع⁩ (ʔarbaʕ) and Hebrew ⁧אַרְבַּע⁩ (arbá').

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔarbaʕ]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔarbeʔ]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔarbaʔ], [ʔarpˤaʔ]

Numeral

⁧ܐܲܪܒܲܥ⁩ • (arbaʿ) f (masculine ⁧ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ⁩ (arbʿā))

  1. feminine of ⁧ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ⁩ (arbˁā) four (4)

Usage notes
  • In some dialects of colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the form ⁧ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ⁩ (arbˁā) is often used regardless of gender.
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